Fura Gems Inc. has announced three appointments to key senior management positions as the recently launched gemstone mining and marketing company seeks to expand its operations. The three new appointees are DibyaBaral as Director - Technical Services, RahulGopal as Director - Security and Risk Control and Amit Sharma as Head – Geology for Mozambique.

While the first two will be based in Dubai and be reporting to Ashim Roy, Vice President – Operations, the latter will bebased in Montepuez and will be reporting to the Project Manager-Mozambique.

Prior to joining Fura, Baral served as General Manager for Kagem Emerald Mine in Zambia.He has worked previously with mining majors like Vedanta Resources and Tata Steel and has a total of 20 years of experience in multi-commodity exploration, development and mining in diverse geological settings and geographical terrains across the globe.

Gopalwas the Head of Security for the Montepuez Ruby Mine in Mozambique, prior to taking up his new position, and has earlier also worked in Nigeriaat a petrochemical plant. Earlier he was with Vodafone in India and has also served in the Indian Army as a Major.

Sharma too was with the Montepuez Ruby Mine for the past eight years and earlier wasin the mining sector as an exploration geologist for gold and gemstones in The Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique.

Dev Shetty, President & CEO of Fura, commented: “As a growing business, we are always on the lookout for unique talent and I am lucky to have Dibya, Rahul and Amit joining our team. They are veterans and very well-respected individuals from the colour gemstone industry.”