JOHN TEELING

CEO - Botswana Diamonds

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John has over 30 years experience in the resource and industrial sector and is currently the chairman and founder of  Connemara Mining, Botswana Diamonds, Clontarf Energy, Petrel Resources and formerly Cooley Distillery.  John has been a serial entrepreneur in the resource sector having created Pan Andean Resources, Minco, African Gold, Persian Gold and West African Diamonds all listed on AIM. He is also the founder and a former director of Kenmare Resources and a former director of Arcon and holds interests in a number of industrial ventures. John Teeling holds degrees in Economics and Business from University College Dublin, an MBA from Wharton and a DBA in Business Administration from Harvard. He lectured for 20 years in business and finance at University College Dublin.