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WFDB Names Shanghai Bourse Chief as VP
Nov 1, 2018 5:15 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Lin Qiang has succeeded Yoram Dvash as vice president of
the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), with the latter taking on a new
role as head of a strategic body.
Qiang has served as president of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange
since its establishment in 2000. His election at the WFDB comes after Dvash
stood down earlier this year to focus on his role as president of the Israel
Diamond Exchange (IDE).
Dvash remains a member of the WFDB’s executive committee.
He will now lead a new think tank aimed at strengthening the organization’s
role in the industry and introducing initiatives to advance the global trade.
“We are excited to lead the world industry to greater
levels of transparency, relevance and achievement,” Dvash said in a statement
earlier this week, arguing that the IDE had made major changes to advance the Israeli
diamond sector.
“My aim in setting up the think tank is to see what we as
the WFDB can do better, what we can do to assist our members in these difficult
times, what have we done wrong in the past, [and] where are we going,” added
WFDB president Ernie Blom.
Qiang’s election took place at last week’s World Diamond
Congress in Mumbai. Members reelected Blom for a further two-year term as
president, with the current executive committee also set to serve another two
years.
Image: Lin Qiang.
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Tags:
Ernie Blom, IDE, Israel, Israel Diamond Exchange, Lin Qiang, mumbai, Rapaport News, shanghai, Shanghai Diamond Exchange, think tank, WFDB, World Diamond Congress, World Federation of Diamond Bourses, Yoram Dvash
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