Helga Pombal: Angola's Stardiam finds solution to the threat posed by lab-grown diamonds

Stardiam manager of production Helga Pombal told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa on the sidelines of the Angola International Diamond Conference that lab-grown diamonds are creating a parallel market for more accessible stones, combined with lower...

11 november 2024

Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year

The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...

04 november 2024

Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future

Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...

28 october 2024

Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki

The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...

14 october 2024

James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...

07 october 2024

CEO of ALROSA is among business leaders of Russia

18 september 2020
news_18092020_ivanov.png(IA SakhaNews) - ALROSA CEO Sergei Ivanov was included in the list of Russia’s business leaders annually compiled by the Association of Russian Managers (ARM) with the consulting support from the Kommersant Publishing House within the framework of the Top-1000 Russian Managers project, the company’s media communications said.
“The list of Russian business leaders is formed by the ARM and Kommersant Publishing House using a citation rating with subsequent verification. They can approve or exclude proposed candidates, as well as propose their candidates, justifying their proposals for deletion or addition," the statement explained.
The final 2020 Business Leaders List includes 46 representatives from companies across all industries winning 25 percent or more of the expert vote. Among them there are the heads of state corporations and banks, founders and co-owners of large private businesses, investors and entrepreneurs.