John Teeling

John Teeling
BornJanuary 1946 (age 78)[2]
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Known forRenewal of the Irish whiskey industry
SpouseDeirdre Teeling
Children3, including Emma Teeling
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College Dublin (B.Comm., M. Econ. Sci.), University of Pennsylvania (MBA), Harvard University (DBS)
ThesisThe Evolution of Offshore Investment[1] (1975)
Academic work
DisciplineBusiness administration, finance
InstitutionsUniversity College Dublin

John James Teeling (born January 1946) is an Irish academic and businessperson, notable for the wide range of businesses he has developed or overhauled over several decades. In particular, he broke the Irish Distillers monopoly which existed in the Irish whiskey industry, by launching the Cooley Distillery, and reopened the 1757-founded Kilbeggan Distillery after a 50-year hiatus.[3][4][5] He is also notable for having brought ten companies to public listing on the London Stock Exchange, the most of any Irish person.[6][7][8] Teeling lectured at University College Dublin's business school for over 20 years. He authored a number of educational texts, for primary school and college.[9]

  1. ^ Teeling, John J. (1975). The Evolution of Offshore Investment. Boston, MA: Harvard University (Graduate School of Business Administration). pp. 1–494. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Thesis—Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dir_IrWhComp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Allan, M. Carrie (16 March 2018). "Irish whiskey is back from the abyss – and booming. Here's why". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 30 October 2020. So did John Teeling, who in the late 1980s, after years of planning and work, ended Irish Distillers' longtime monopoly when he launched Cooley Distillery.
  4. ^ Offringa, Hans; Whiskey Couple, The (6 March 2019). "Teeling — an Irish whiskey fairy tale". Charleston Mercury. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ Mulryan, Peter. "The King of Cooley". whiskymag.com. Whisky Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference JTeeling_profile_10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Lynch, Donal (24 May 2014). "Ireland's top whiskey magnate is looking for diamonds in the rough". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "John Teeling". St. Joseph's Anniversary Book (1888–2013) (2nd ed.). Fairview, Dublin, Ireland: St. Joseph’s C.B.S Secondary School. 2015.
  9. ^ "J. J. Teeling". Worldcat (Union Catalogue). Retrieved 30 October 2020.