The World Diamond Council (World Diamond Council, WDC) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Marie-Chantal Canindeyu (Marie-Chantal Kaninda) as its Executive Director from 1 March 2017. Ms. Canindeyu replaced Sivrud Patricia (Patricia Syvrud), who resigned on 28 February.
Ms. Canindeyu has more than 20 years of experience in the marketing industry and interaction with the mining industry, working with companies such as Anglo Gold Ashanti, De Beers and Rio Tinto - mainly in Africa. While living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ms. Canindeyu is fluent in French and English. Since 2012 she is the chairman of the organization "Initiative to combat corruption for the private sector in the DRC» (Anti-Corruption Initiative for the Private Sector for the DRC). Ms. Canindeyu also part of the "Initiative of the diamond industry," the Board of Directors Fund (Diamond Development Initiative, DDI) and Procredit Equity Bank.
"We are very pleased that someone with such experience as Ms. Canindeyu, assumed the duties of Executive Director of WDC - said Andrey Polyakov, President of WDC. - Her horizons will be invaluable in the industry within the framework of the initiative on reform of the Kimberley Process, which will be held this year and next. " He further said, "We thank Ms. Sivrud for its professionalism and assistance in turning the WDC in an organization what it is today, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors." Ms. Canindeyu will provide overall management of the organization, maintaining contacts and developing relationships with key players in the industry, as well as coordination WDC representative of the Kimberley Process, in addition to the overall organizational management.
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The annual meeting of representatives of the World Diamond Council (WDC) took place on October 12-13 in Moscow with the support of ALROSA.
WDC represents the interests of diamond and diamond market participants - companies and industry organizations - in the Kimberley Process (KP). The Council traditionally organizes annual meetings to discuss and form a unified position of the industry on topical issues of the work of the KP.
WDC members approved a strategic work plan for the next two years - in particular, interaction with the KP on the elimination of "conflict" diamonds from international trade. Work will also continue on improving and fulfilling the requirements of regulatory and voluntary systems for controlling diamond trade. Much attention was paid to discussing issues of increasing transparency, Responsible business management, strengthening the reputation of the global diamond and diamond market.
In addition, during the meeting, elections were held for the Vice-President of WDC, which, in accordance with the organization's charter, will become the president of the Council in 2016. ALROSA Vice-President Andrey Polyakov was elected to this position.
"ALROSA has been a member of WDC since its inception in 2000, and it is a great honor for us to host a meeting of the Council's representatives in Moscow. The World Diamond Council made a significant contribution to the development of international trade in diamonds and the transparency of this market. Today, WDC forms the position of the entire industry in the framework of interaction with the Kimberley Process. This provides all participants with a unique opportunity to jointly discuss ways of further development and find new forms of cooperation, Protect and maintain an impeccable reputation for the industry and product. I am confident that a constructive dialogue and fruitful cooperation will enable all of us to ensure a brilliant future for our market, "ALROSA President Andrei Zharkov said addressing the meeting participants.
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