On May 3 and 4, the Diamond High Council (HRD), the umbrella organization of Belgium’s diamond industry, will hold elections to select the six diamond dealer representatives who will sit on the HRD's board of directors. The six will comprise half of the HRD's board.

 

Three other board members, representing Antwerp’s diamond bourses, will be appointed by the bourses directly. A further two board members, representing the manufacturers (commonly referred to as Industry) will be appointed directly by member organizations. The twelfth board member will be appointed by the other 11 board members.

 

The elections for the six diamond dealers will be carried out according to business size. There will be two representatives for those companies with an average yearly turnover of more than 100 million euros; two for businesses averaging 30 to 100 million euros annually: and two representatives for dealers with an average yearly turnover of less than 30 million euros.

 

The list of candidates is as follows:

 

Category One (> 100 million euros):

Ageychenko, Yuri      -          Arcos Belgium NV

Mehta, Amit               -          Adiam N.V.

Mehta, Kaushik         -          Eurostar Diamond Traders

Parnas, Shimson      -          A.M.C. N.V.

Pinchasi, Abraham   -          J. Pinchasi & Sons

 

Category Two (100 – 30 million euros):

Horowitz, Daniel        -          I.D.H. Diamonds

KotharI, Mehul A.       -          Sushang Exports N.V.

Parikh, Nishit             -          Diarough European Sales N.V.

Schiff, Alain                -          A. Spira BVBA

Van Dievoet, Daniel -          Beladamas N.V.

 

Category Three (< 30 million euro):

Gohel, Gaurangbhai -           Indiam

Gorenstein, Ran        -          R.D.H. Diamonds

Gumuchdjian, Andre -           A.V. Gumuchdjian N.V.

Knoll, Ziv                     -          Sygma Diamonds Bvba

Lewy, Jacques          -          Natural diamond Corporation N.V.

Lorie, Roland             -          I.G.I.

Mehta, Nilang            -          Genesis Diamonds Bvba

Meiri, Giora                -          Peri Diamonds

Mukund, Joshi           -          Belindiam N.V.