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IDMA Elects Russia's Maxim Shkadov as President
Oct 17, 2012 7:55 AM
By Avi Krawitz
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RAPAPORT... The International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) elected Maxim Shkadov of Russia as its new president for a two-year term. He replaces Israel’s Moti Ganz.
Shkadov (pictured) thanked Ganz for his two terms in office. "Your passion and penchant to speak your mind have been instrumental in defending the joint interests of our members and in getting IDMA's points of views across to its various discussion partners," Shkadov said of Ganz. "While you are stepping down as IDMA president, we know you will continue to step up to the plate to serve the industry, both in your own country as well as in the international realm."
Shkadov has a PhD (Economy) in the physics and technology of diamond processing from Moscow Technical University. He began working in the diamond industry as an apprentice cutter at the Kristalldiam diamond polishing company. In 1994, Shkadov was appointed director of the Smolensk-Taché, a joint-venture diamond cutting and polishing company and from 1999 to 2004, he served as the director for foreign economic relations of Smolensk Kristall. In December 2004, Kristall’s board appointed Shkadov as director general and chief executive of Kristall Production Corporation.
Shkadov currently serves as the president of the Smolensk Diamonds Association. He was elected as the chairman of the Russian Diamond Manufacturers Association in 2005.
Incumbent secretary general, Ronnie VanderLinden, and incumbent treasurer, Stephane Fischler, were both re-elected for another term in office. Three incumbent vice presidents, Vasant Mehta of India; Ronny Friedman of the U.S., and Eduard Denckens of Belgium were also re-elected. In addition, David de Toledo of Israel and Edward Asscher of the Netherlands were elected to serve as vice presidents.
VanderLinden said the outcome of the elections demonstrated the need for greater and wider involvement of IDMA members in leading the diamond manufacturing industry through an ever more complex maze of challenges it is facing. "I look forward to working closely with Maxim and the vice presidents in the coming two years. We all will be working hard to assure the global diamond industry's interests will best served," VanderLinden said.
The IDMA meeting was held in Mumbai this week as part of the biennial World Diamond Congress.
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