World Diamond Council

International Headquarters: 52 Vanderbilt Avenue / 19th Floor / New York, NY 10017 / USA

Eli Izhakoff, Chairman / 580 Fifth Avenue / New York, NY 10036 / USA

OFFICERS and DIRECTORS

Officers:

Eli Izhakoff ~ Chairman and CEO
Avi Paz ~ Vice Chairman
Moti Ganz ~Vice Chairman
Ernie Blom ~ Vice Chairman
Freddy Hanard ~ Vice Chairman
Serguei A. Oulin ~ Vice Chairman
Shmuel Schnitzer ~ Vice Chairman
Udi Sheintal ~ Secretary
Gaetano Cavalieri ~ Treasurer and CFO

Board of Directors:

Abbey Chikane ~ Director
Andrew Bone ~ Director
Matt Runci ~ Director
Terry Burman ~ Director
John Hall ~ Director
Martin Leake ~ Director
Pat Dorsey ~ Director

Cecilia L. Gardner ~ General Counsel
Auditors: Steven M. Merdinger, CPA, Konigsberg Wolf & Co.

MEMBERS (*CHARTER MEMBER)

  A  
Tawfique Abdullah, Chairman, Damas, Dubai
Masoud Alikhani, Chairman, Cape Diamonds PLC, UK
Eli Avidar, managing director, Israel Diamond institute

  B  
Noe Baltazar, President ~ Ascorp / Angola
Jacob Banda, President ~ Diamond Dealers Club New York / New York
Ruth Batson, Executive Director ~ American Gem Society / Nevada
Artur Beller, President ~ Belgian Federation of Diamond Bourses / Belgium
* Mr. JPL (Koos) Bezuidenhou, Senior Sectorial Manager: Diamond and Jewellery ~ United Association of South Africa / South Africa
Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman ~ Dubai Metals and Commodities Center / Dubai
Erine Blom, Vice President ~ World Federation of Diamond Bourses
Terry Burman, Chairman and CEO ~ Sterling Jewelers, Inc. / Ohio- Signet Group plc/ U.K.

  C  
Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, President ~ CIBJO / Italy
Abbey Chikane, Chairman ~ South African Diamond Board / South Africa
*Sean Cohen, Chairman, Codiam, NY
Yair Cohen, managing director, Israel Diamond Exchange
Andrew Coxon, Executive Vice President DeBeers LV ~ De Beers / London

  D  
Stanislas de Quercize, President and CEO ~ Cartier / New York
Frank Dalahan, President and CEO ~ Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America / Rhode Island

  E  
Jerry R. Ehrenwald, President ~ International Gemmological Institute / New York
Chaim Even-Zohar, President  ~ Tacy Diamond Consultants / Israel

  F  
Jeffrey H. Fischer, President ~ Fischer Diamonds
Stephane Fischler, President ~ International Diamond Council
Mary Forte, President and CEO ~ Zale Corporation / Texas
Ronald Friedman, President, Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association, NY
Haim Freilichman , President and CEO ~ Union Bank of Israel / Israel

  G  
Moti Ganz, President ~ International Diamond Manufacturers Association
Cecilia L. Gardner, Executive Director and General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee / New York
Mark Gershburg, Chief Executive Officer, EGL USA / New York
Paul Goris, Director, General Manager & Chairman-Executive Committee ~ Antwerpse Diamantbank / Belgium

  H  
*Freddy Hager, President ~ London Diamond Bourse / England
Freddy Hanard, Manging Director ~ High Diamond Council/Antwerp
Kennedy Hamutenya, Diamond Commissioner ~ Ministry of Mines / Namibia
Steven Hodgson, Managing Director ~ Rio Tinto Diamonds / Belgium

  I  
*Eli Izhakoff, Chairman and CEO ~ World Diamond Council / New York

  K  
Loet Kniphorst, Senior Vice President & General Manager ~ ABN Amro Bank International Diamond & Jewelery Group / Belgium
Sanjay Kothari, President ~ Gem and Jewelry Export and Promotion / India
Victor S. Kasongo, Managing Director ~Centre for Expertise, Valuation and Certification / Democratic Republic of Congo
Michael J. Kowalski, Chairman and CEO ~ Tiffany & Co. / New York

  L  
Martin Leake, Vice President of Strategic Marketing ~ BHP Diamonds & Industrial Metals / Canada
Pierre Leblanc, President ~ Canadian Diamond Consultants Inc. / Canada
Frank Lin, President ~ Shanghai Diamond Exchange Co Ltd / Shanghai
Lev Leviev, Chairman ~ Leviev Group of Companies / Israel
Harry Levy,  Chairman  ~ CIBJO Diamond Commission / England

  M  
Lawrence Y.Y. Ma, Chairman ~ Diamond Federation of Hong Kong / China
Blackie Marole, Managing Director ~ Debswana Diamond Co. / Botswana
Martyn Marriott, President, Diamond Counsellor International (DCI)
Dilip Mehta, President and CEO ~ Rosy Blue / Belgium
Kaushik Mehta, Chairman ~ Eurostar Diamonds Ltd.
Vasant Mehta, Vice President ~ International Diamond Manufacturers Association / India
Peter Meeus, Special Advisor ~ The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre / UAE.

  O  
Rory More O'Ferrall, Director of Corporate Affairs ~ DTC / London
Serguei A. Oulin, President ~ Diamond Chamber of Russia

  P  
Avi Paz, President ~ World Federation of Diamond Bourses

  R  
Martin Rapaport, CEO ~ Rapaport Corporation / New York
Matthew A. Runci, PhD, President and CEO ~ Jewelers of America / New York
David Rutledge, CEO, Dubai Metals and Commodities Center

  S  
*Shmuel Schnitzer, President Honorary ~ World Federation of Diamond Bourses
Maxim Shkadov, President ~ Association of Diamond Manufacturers of Russia
Dr. Zalman Segal, President & CEO ~ Bank Leumi / New York
Udi Sheintal, Executive Director ~ Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association

  T  
Abraham Traub, Vice President -Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association / Israel

  V  
Michael Vaughn

  W  
Ronald Winston, Chairman and Managing Director ~ Harry Winston, Inc. / New York

  Z  
Inge Zaamwani, Managing Director / CEO ~ Namdeb Diamond Corporation / Namibia