The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has appointed Douglas K. Hucker to serve as its next chief executive. He will replace Gary Roskin, who has led the association for the past seven years. “We salute Gary on his departure and sincerely express our gratitude for the exemplary job he has done in his leadership role […]
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses announced that Eyal Shirazy has been appointed Executive Director of GET-Diamonds, its global B2B trading platform for polished diamonds. Yoram Dvash, President of the WFDB, said “We are very pleased that Eyal is leading GET-Diamonds. We are confident that the knowledge and experience he brings will make GET-Diamonds the […]
Only Natural Diamonds, powered by Natural Diamond Council announced the appointment of Sam Broekema as editor-in-chief. This newly created role will include overseeing content strategy for Only Natural Diamonds across digital platforms and ideation of creative content angles with cultural relevance to further the modern diamond dream. Broekema will lead the orchestration of OND’s annual […]
The Rapaport Group announces the appointment of Pat Henneberry as chief business officer of Rapaport Information Services. Henneberry will serve on the executive leadership team overseeing business development, editorial, operations, distribution and advertising activities for the Rapaport Magazine and all digital media. Henneberry brings over 30 years of diamond and jewelry trade experience to the […]
Rio Tinto has appointed Angela Bigg president and chief operating officer of the Diavik Diamond Mine. Angela, previously general manager, Operations at Diavik, will be the first female to lead the mine and its 1,100 employees. Angela joined the Diavik team in November of 2017 as vice president, Finance. She began her career with Rio […]
Moses joins De Beers Group from AngloGold Ashanti where he is Senior Vice President: Innovation and Technology. A mechanical engineer by profession, Moses has 23 years of experience in the mining industry, having started at AngloGold in 1998, and has held various senior and executive roles during this time, spanning Engineering Manager, Process Manager, General Manager and […]
