The World Diamond Council (WDC) enacted new bylaws this week that mandate that each of its board members serve a two year term starting January of this year. The WDC also revealed the members of its newly elected board of directors and its board committees the 2010 -2011 term.

The members of the new elected board of directors are:  Andrew Bone, Matt Runci, Terry Burman, John Hall, Patrick Dorsey, Freddy Hanard, Willy Rotti, Roberto Coin, Moshe Mosbacher, Ronnie Van Derlinden, Frank Govic, Eli Izhakoff, Avi Paz, Moti Ganz, Ernie Blom, Serguei A. Oulin, Shmuel Schnitzer, Udi Sheintal, Gaetano Cavalieri and Vasant Mehta. 

 

The following members were elected as officers for the 2010-2011 term:  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.

 

The board committees of the WDC, and their chairs and members for the 2010 -2011 term are as follows:  

 

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, Chairman
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