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Ex-Rio Tinto Diamonds Chief Takes Senior Role at DPA
Feb 15, 2016 10:52 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Jean-Marc Lieberherr,
the former chairman of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA), will take on
the role of chief executive officer of the marketing organization.
The appointment comes amid a reshuffle of senior positions at
the DPA following Lieberherr’s exit from Rio Tinto, where he was managing
director of the miner’s diamond business.
As reported
earlier this month by Rapaport News, the DPA chairmanship will be taken
by Stephen Lussier, executive vice president of marketing at De Beers and chief
executive officer of the Forevermark brand. Jim Pounds, executive vice
president for diamonds at Dominion Diamond Corporation, has been appointed vice
chairman of the association.
Lussier, Pounds and
Lieberherr will work closely with the other
DPA members to develop the organization’s strategic approach, according
to a De Beers statement February 15. These
include “maintaining and enhancing
consumer demand for and confidence in diamonds, providing a reliable source of
industry information and communicating the role and contribution of diamond
producers to the diamond sector and broader society.”
“I am looking forward to working with
diamond producers and all other industry stakeholders to build an even
stronger, more resilient diamond sector,” Lieberherr said. “It is
key to the prosperity and livelihood of millions of families the world over and
as such it is an exciting and rewarding endeavor.”
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Tags:
De Beers, diamond marketing, Diamond Producers Association, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Dpa, Forevermark, generic marketing, Jean-Marc Lieberherr, Jim Pounds, Rapaport News, Rio Tinto, Stephen Lussier
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