Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> March 5, 2001

Philip Kenny – Firestone Diamonds Plc (fdi.l)

PHILIP KENNY, BE, MBA, is the Chief Executive of Firestone Diamonds Plc. He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from University College, Dublin, and holds postgraduate qualifications in Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Boston College, Massachusetts. He has worked for over 15 years in the financing and development of projects in the natural resources sector and has wide experience in diamonds and oil and gas exploration and development. Profile
TWST: Let's start with some introductory context and a brief description

of the key assets of Firestone Diamonds.

Mr. Kenny: Firestone was incorporated in 1994 as a joint venture with a

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