Rapaport Group Appoints Alissa Goren Chief Marketing Officer

RAPAPORT... PRESS RELEASE — October 11, 2009, Ramat Gan, Israel — The Rapaport Group is pleased to announce today that Alissa Goren has joined the Group as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

Goren will be responsible for expanding global communications, marketing and branding strategies for the group. She will be based in the company’s offices in Israel and will report directly to Group chairman Martin Rapaport.

“We welcome Alissa Goren to the Rapaport Group. She is joining our management team as we develop and expand our strategic communications with the international jewelry industry. Alissa will play a major role in expanding Rapaport services to thousands of new members. We are delighted to have her join our team,” said Rapaport.

Prior to joining the Rapaport Group, Ms. Goren served as CMO of the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), where she directed industry branding, marketing and trade show activities on behalf of Israel’s diamond industry. Alissa can be contacted at alissa.goren@diamonds.net.


Media Contacts:

U.S.: Sherri Hendricks sherri@diamonds.net or +1.702.893.9400
International: Lauren Friedman lauren@diamonds.net or +1.347.756.4273


About the Rapaport Group: The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of free, fair and competitive global diamond markets. Established in 1978, the Rapaport Diamond Report is the primary source of diamond prices and market information. Group activities include the provision of publishing, research and marketing services, Internet information and diamond trading networks, global rough and polished diamond tenders, diamond certification, quality control, compliance, shipping and financial services. The major activities of the group include the development of markets for Fair Trade Diamonds and Jewelry, as well as the creation of diamond futures markets. Additional information is available at www.rapaport.com.