The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) yesterday  announced the names of the new Executive Committee members who were unanimously voted into office at the 37th World Diamond Congress recently held in Dubai. 

President Ernie Blom was re-elected to a third consecutive term, while Israel Diamond Exchange President Yoram Dvash was elected Vice President.

Rony Unterman continues as Secretary-General, while Mehul Shah, Vice President of the Bharat Diamond Bourse has been named as the new Treasurer-General.

The Board members are:  Rami Baron, Julien Drybooms, Anoop Mehta, Lin Qiang, Alex Popov, Reuven Kaufman, Nikhil Jhaveri and Peter Meeus.

Also included in the Executive Committee are the Deputy-Secretary-General Michel Schonfeld; and Deputy Treasurer- General Julien Drybooms -- who was also made Honorary Life Vice-President; and Executive Director Louise Prior.

The WFDB presented the ‘Diamantaire of the Year’ award to Willy Rotti; while Dieter Hahn and former London Diamond Bourse President Harry Levy were conferred with special awards “in recognition of their long-standing service to the WFDB and the wider diamond industry”.