Constantine Karayannopoulos
Biography:
CONSTANTINE KARAYANNOPOULOS is a chemical engineer and the President of Kloni Inc., a company providing advisory services to global clients in the critical materials space (particularly rare earths and lithium).
Constantine’s executive roles have included three CEO terms; two terms as CEO of Neo Performance Materials (“Neo”), 2005-2012 and 2020-2023 as well as one as interim CEO of Molycorp Inc., 2012-2013. His past publicly-listed company board roles include Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Neo (2016-2020) and Neo Lithium Corp (“NLC”), (2016-2022). He has served on the Boards of Directors of Neo, Lithium Americas and Neo Lithium.
Karayannopoulos is a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, a Director of the Canada-China Business Council and on the board of advisors of Lithium Royalty Corp, a TSX-listed merchant bank specializing in technology and energy transition investments.
Born in Athens, Greece in 1960, he moved with his family to Toronto in 1977, where he completed his high school and university education. He Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
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