Nicholas Smithson

Mr Smithson has over 30 years of experience in the resources industry in Africa having held senior management roles at De Beers, Southern Era Resources, Mano River Resources and Stellar Diamonds. He is a graduate in Geology (with honours) of Kingston University, London and holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business in Cape Town. Mr Smithson has an in-depth knowledge and experience in diamond exploration, evaluation and production. His career has involved establishing strong and positive relationships with governmental and local stakeholders with mining projects in Africa.