Ernie Blom Gets Another Term as WFDB President

RAPAPORT... Ernie Blom will serve another two years as president ofthe World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), after Yoram Dvash turned downthe role. "The executive of the WFDB at their meeting [in Germany inMarch] asked me to stay for one more term," Blom (pictured) told Rapaport News onWednesday. He first became president in 2006, and he has held the position atvarious times since then.Dvash, who is president of the Israel Diamond Exchange andvice president of the WFDB, would have won the election had he run for officeat the World Diamond Congress in Israel in June, Blom explained. However, hechose not to do so, preferring to focus on his role in Israel, Dvash said in aFacebook post in March.While the congress has now been canceled due to lowregistration, Blom is planning to hold a meeting of the WFDB executive in the middleof June to discuss rescheduling the event.Image: Laurent Boeki