And always with good humor at the fore.
Lacaze's seventh year was a stellar one for Lynas and its shareholders.
The company's share price rose more than 200%.
Lynas was capitalised at about $250 million when Lacaze was appointed in June 2014.
"That's spilled over into political challenges in Malaysia.
"So we've really toughened up over the years … if we weren't already tough in the first instance."
Ensuring a safe workplace is an allegory of sorts.
"And for most of us as human beings we seek the same sort of outcomes.