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Ronnie VanderLinden Appointed President of World Diamond Council

World Diamond Council Names Ronnie VanderLinden President Amid Natural Diamond Industry Challenges Ronnie VanderLinden has been appointed president of the World Diamond Council (WDC) following the organisation’s 2026 Annual General Meeting held in Antwerp on May 7. Mr VanderLinden succeeds Feriel Zerouki at a time when the global natural diamond industry is facing weaker demand, increasing competition, and fragmented messaging across the sector. In his first remarks as president, Mr VanderLinden stressed the need for

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Jillian Wolk Appointed CEO of De Beers’ Diamond Traceability Platform Tracr

De Beers Names Jillian Wolk as CEO of Tracr to Lead Next Phase of Diamond Traceability and Transparency Jillian Wolk has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tracr, the diamond traceability subsidiary of De Beers Group, effective May 1. She succeeds Wesley Tucker, who stepped down at the end of February after leading the business through its formative and scaling stages. Wolk brings extensive leadership experience across the jewellery, luxury and technology sectors. Most recently,

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Chevron Appoints Emmanuelle Garinet to Lead Exploration in the Americas and Africa

Chevron Names Emmanuelle Garinet Director of Exploration for the Americas and Africa Energy supermajor Chevron has appointed Emmanuelle Garinet as Director of Exploration for the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa, placing one of the industry’s most experienced geophysicists in charge of discovery efforts across two major hydrocarbon regions. The African Energy Chamber (AEC) welcomed the appointment, noting that Garinet’s decades of African exploration experience could attract new investment, accelerate geological understanding, and strengthen collaboration between operators

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De Beers Board Member Matome Tsholetsa Malema Passes Away

De Beers Board Member and Minerals Development Company Botswana CEO Matome Tsholetsa Malema Dies Global diamond miner De Beers Group has announced the passing of Matome Tsholetsa Malema, the chief executive officer of Minerals Development Company Botswana and a member of the De Beers board. Malema joined the De Beers board in 2023, where he brought extensive operational expertise gained through many years in the diamond mining industry. His experience was shaped by a range

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