Karl Smithson

Nicholas Karl Smithson has over 30 years of experience in the resources industry in Africa, having held senior management roles at DeBeers, SouthernEra Resources, Mano River Resources and Stellar Diamonds. He is a graduate in Geology (with honours) of Kingston University in London and holds a 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.