WFDB Appoints GCAL Executive VP as Roving Ambassador for Mark

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has appointed Howard M. Pomerantz as roving ambassador for the WFDB Mark Associate Member Programme. Pomerantz is the executive vice president for the Gem Certification & Assurance Laboratory.

The WFDB Executive Committee decided upon the appointment. Pomerantz will present the Associate Membership program during an upcoming tour of the 26 WFDB member bourses.

The executive committee commented that its plan was to establish the Associate Member program in order to benefit the industry. “This is both an honor and a personal challenge,” Pomerantz said. “Through the program we are developing, we will offer a range of opportunities and benefits to companies and organizations that associate themselves with the WFDB Code of Principles.”

The WFDB Mark, launched in June 2006, is a trademarked logo that approved members of the WFDB-affiliated diamond exchanges can display to clients and suppliers, to confirm that they abide by the WFDB Code of Principles.