Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

Gennady Piven - President of the Academy of Mining Sciences of Russia

28 december 2022
piven_gennadi.pngOn December 19, 2022, Gennady Piven, former CEO of AGD Diamonds was unanimously elected President of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences for a term of 5 years.
In 1977 he graduated from the Moscow Mining Institute. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences. He was awarded many government and departmental awards of the USSR, the Russian Federation and the Russian Orthodox Church.
He began his career in 1977 at the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine named after Avraamii Zavenyagin, where for twenty years he worked at the Oktyabrsky, Taimyrsky, and Skalisty mines, where he held the positions of Deputy Director for Production, Chief Engineer, Director, and Manager of the Norilskshakhtstroy Trust.
Gennady Piven participated in the organization and formation of OJSC Norilsk Mining Company, the world's largest producer of non-ferrous and precious metals turning its first director (1997-2000). Then he headed the Technical Development Department of RAO Norilsk Nickel (2000-2001).
2001 - 2002 – Vice-President for Industrial Policy of MMC Evrazholding; General Director of Evrazruda JSC.
2002 - 2004 - First Deputy General Director of OAO Investment Group ALROSA; President of JSC "Aldanzoloto".
2005 - 2007 - President of PJSC Severalmaz.
2007 - 2010 - First Vice President of PJSC ALROSA, the leader in the world's diamond mining industry.
2011 – 2015 - First Vice President of the Russian Platinum Group of Companies - one of the leading producers of platinum group metals in the world.
2015 to the present day - Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
2018 - 2021 - First Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of AGD DIAMONDS JSC.
2021 - 2022 - General Director of AGD DIAMONDS JSC.

Vladimir Malakhov, Rough&Polished