World Diamond Council

International Headquarters: 580 Fifth Avenue / New York, NY 10036 / USA

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



OFFICERS and DIRECTORS

Officers:

Eli Izhakoff ~ President
Avi Paz ~ 1st Vice President
Moti Ganz ~ Vice President
Shmuel Schnitzer ~ Vice President
Serguei A. Oulin ~ Vice President
Ernie Blom ~ Vice President
Freddy Hanard ~ Vice President
Gaetano Cavalieri ~ Treasurer
Udi Sheintal ~ Secretary

Board of Directors:

Andrew Bone
Terry Burman
Roberto Coin
Pat Dorsey
Frank Govic
John Hall
Vasant Mehta
Moshe Mosbacher
Willy Rotti
Matt Runci
Ronnie Van Derlinden

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

MEMBERS


  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
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 Multi 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, President 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.
Moshe Mosbacher, President ~ Diamond Dealers Club New York / New York

  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
Alex Popov, CEO ~ Moscow Diamond Bourse

  R  
Matthew A. Runci, PhD, President and CEO ~ Jewelers of America / New York
Malcolm Wall Morris, CEO, Dubai Multi Commodities Center

  S  
Shmuel Schnitzer, Honorary Life President ~ 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 Vaughan, Secretary-General ~ World Federation of Diamond Bourses

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

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

COMMITTEES
Finance Committee Gaetano Cavalieri, Chairman
Andrew Bone
John Hall
Avi Paz
Frank Govic

Audit Committee

Matthew Runci, Chairman
John Hall
Moshe Mosbacher
Freddy Hannard


Kimberley Task Force

Eli Izhakoff, President
Andrew Bone
John Hall
Frank Govic
Udi Sheintal
Matt Runci
Mark Van Bockstael
Sergei Oulin
Ernest Blom
Cecilia Gardner


Special Committees
Judicial Committee Shmuel Schnitzer, Chairman
Andrew Bone
John Hall
Frank Govic
Avi Paz
Cecilia Gardner
Udi Sheintal
Yair Cohen

Technical Committee Mark Van Bockstael, Chairman
Andrew Bone
John Hall
Ronald Van Derlinden

Membership Committee Ernest Blom, Chairman
Udi Sheintal
John Hall
Shmuel Schnitzer
Vasant Mehta
Roberto Coin

SPOKEPERSONS
General Eli Izhakoff, President
Israel Shmuel Schnitzer, Vice President
Africa Ernie Blom, Vice President

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