AWDC Organizes Elections for Diamond Dealer Reps Board of Directors
June 03, 08
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre has announced that it will organize new elections for the representatives of the diamond dealers on its board of directors on June 17 and 18.
The elections are the second since the AWDC was formed, the first were held as it was established two years ago in 2006.
Two diamond dealers will be elected by and from among the three following categorizes: dealers that have an average turnover of €100 million or more, dealers with an average turnover of €30 - €100 million euros and dealers that have an average turnover of €500,000 - €30 million.
Registered diamond dealers may vote for two candidates in the category to which they belong.
The candidates are:
Category 1 (€100 million+):
Jacob Bronner Bronner Trading Company nv
Chetan Choksi Diminco nv
Ashit Mehta Arjav Diamonds nv
Kaushik Mehta Eurostar Diamond Traders nv
Isidore Morsel Dali Diamond Company nv
Nishit Parikh Diarough nv
Chaim Plucznik Pluczenik Diamond Company nv
Roger Stelman Stelman IDD nv
Category 2 (€30 to €100 million):
Rupen Bhansali Ankur Diamonds nv
Mehul A.Kothari Sushang Exports nv
Ramesh Patel Mishal nv
Alain Schiff A. Spira bvba
Bharat Shah Diampex nv
Naresh B.Shah Shah N. & Co. bvba
Category 3 (€500,000 to €30 million):
Armen Arslanian Afro Leone bvba
André Gumuchdjian AV Gumuchdjian nv
Mukund K. Joshi Belindiam nv
Mihir Mehta Interjewel
Eli Ringer Rough Diamonds International bvba
Anthony C. Schwarz Antex International Diamond Co.bvba
Sunil Kumar N.Shah Pink Star bvba
The current representatives are:
Category 1:
Kaushik Mehta (Eurostar),
Shimson Parnas (Arodiam),
Category 2:
Nishit Parikh (Diarough),
Mehul Kothari (Sushang),
Category 3:
Nilang Mehta (Genesis Diamonds),
Joshi Mukund (Belindiam).