Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

CEO changes in Almazy Anabar

31 may 2023
(nedradv.ru) – Almazy Anabara, subsidiary of ALROSA, has appointed Alexey Okorokov as the new CEO. Previously, Mr. Okorokov held the position of deputy chief executive.
He replaced Pavel Marinychev as the head of Almazov Anabar.
“Alexei Okorokov has worked in Almazy Anabar since 2016, he was my deputy. During this time, he proved that he is a high-level professional, supervised a number of important projects. I am glad that we will ensure succession as the head of the company and I wish Alexei Okorokov every success,” commented Pavel Marinychev, CEO of ALROSA.
Alexei Okorokov headed the State and Legal Affairs Department in the Sakha Government (Yakutia) in 2014-2016. Previously, he worked in Republican Investment Company, the oil company "Yakol".
Reference
Almazy Anabara (part of ALROSA) owns 30 licenses for geological exploration and mining of diamonds in Anabarsky, Oleneksky, Bulunsky uluses and in the Mirninsky district of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as well as two licenses in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.