The World Diamond Council has appointed Feriel Zerouki as its president after three years as vice chairman.
Zerouki took workplace on the WDC board assembly in London on Could 15 and took over from Edward Asscher, who accomplished the second of two non-consecutive phrases as WDC president.
He has virtually twenty years of expertise as a number one advocate for bettering requirements within the diamond business.
Born within the United Arab Emirates and initially from Algeria, Zerouki joined the diamond business in 2005 as a provide chain analyst at De Beers’ Diamond Buying and selling Firm.
In 2009, De Beers Group was appointed De Beers director of finest practices rules, with accountability for establishing and sustaining a number one set of moral requirements for Sightholders and diamond contractors overlaying enterprise, social and environmental points.
He was appointed head of worldwide affairs at De Beers in 2014, on this place he started his relationship with WDC.
Extra lately, Zerouki was appointed senior vice chairman of company affairs at De Beers Group.
He additionally serves on the board of the Accountable Jewellery Council and was appointed to the board of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee this yr.
Zerouki will lead the WDC delegation on the five-day 2023 Kimberley Course of Intersessional assembly, which is able to start Could 21 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Throughout the assembly, the WDC board additionally authorized the election of Ronnie VanderLinden as the brand new WDC vice chairman.
In keeping with the group’s constitution, Zerouki will turn out to be the following president when he finishes his time period.
Zerouki mentioned: “Edward has served WDC with distinction, responsibly representing the pursuits of our members and numerous stakeholders at a time when the business is dealing with unprecedented occasions.
“The dedication to all the time act with integrity whereas preserving the integrity of diamonds and the diamond worth chain has been a private inspiration for me. I’m decided to uphold these rules, and specifically Edward’s constant name to depart nobody behind, which is able to proceed to be considered one of WDC’s core tenets.”
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