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WDC APPOINTS MARIE-CHANTAL KANINDA AS ITS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The World Diamond Council has appointed Marie-Chantal Kaninda as Executive Director effective March 1, 2017, IDEX Online reports. Patricia Syvrud, the current ED, will step down today (February 28).

 

Kaninda, a resident of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has headed the Anti-Corruption Initiative for the private sector for the DRC since 2012. She has 20 years of experience in “marketing and stakeholder engagement”, according to the report, and has worked in Anglo-Gold Ashanti, De Beers and Rio Tinto, mostly in Africa.

 

WDC President Andrey Polyakov said: “We are thrilled to have someone with Ms. Kaninda’s background and experience take on the role of Executive Director of the WDC. Her perspective will be invaluable to the industry work within the Kimberley Process reform initiative, which will take place this year and next”.

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