Rebecca Foerster Appointed Head of ALROSA USA Inc

(IDEX Online) – ALROSA has appointed Rebecca Foerster as President ALROSA USA Inc.

Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing at New York's Leo Schachter Diamonds, one of the largest diamond suppliers in the United States.

Foerster will be involved in all aspects of the work of ALROSA'S USA office in New York. Principally, she will be responsible for the development of polished diamond sales and customer service.

Foerster worked at Leo Schachter Diamonds from 2014. Prior to that (since 2007), she held the position of Vice President at the US representative office of Rio Tinto. In 1998-2007, she served as Vice President of marketing for Frederick Goldman Inc. (New York), a jewelry manufacturer, specializing in the bridal market and brand development.

"The United States is the world's largest market for diamond jewelry consumption,” said Yury Okoemov, Deputy CEO of ALROSA. “For this reason, special requirements are placed on the person who will represent ALROSA's interests there. Ms. Foerster has a wealth of experience in companies that represent almost all parts of the diamond pipeline, from diamond mining to diamond jewelry sales. She knows the specifics of the diamond business and is well aware of American market needs. We are certainly glad that Ms. Foerster has joined our team. We believe that her experience and expertise will best help to solve our US company's tasks.”

ALROSA's office in New York was opened in 2006, but since 2016, it has not been operating for organizational reasons. The full-scale operation was resumed in 2018, when two rough diamond auctions were held there. This year, ALROSA plans to hold four rough diamond auctions in New York and significantly increase its office activity in selling its own polished diamonds, the miner added.