John Smelcer

Globeleq Africa Limited, Interim Chief Development Officer

Education: Juris Doctor of Law (Washington), Public and International Affairs (Princeton), Member of New York Bar Association

John has 20 years’ experience working in the energy
and infrastructure sectors. As Interim Chief Development
Officer, he leads Globeleq’s business development
activities across the group and is responsible for defining
strategy and driving growth. He successfully led the
450MW Temane gas fired project in Mozambique, and
under his leadership, he has significantly increased the
project pipeline for the company.

Prior to joining Globeleq, John was a commercial and
legal advisor in London and South Africa where he was
recognised as a leading advisor on large scale energy
projects and project financings and was involved in some
of the largest LNG projects in emerging economies,
including in Qatar, Papua New Guinea and across the
African continent, as well as working on large scale gas
fired power projects and other complex value chain energy
projects.

In addition to his executive role at Globeleq, John regularly
leads training seminars with senior government officials
and other stakeholders related to energy developments
and financings.