US Manufacturing Body Elects New President

RAPAPORT... The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA) has elected Stuart Samuels of Premier Gem Corp. as president. He succeeded Ronnie Vanderlinden on February 9 for a two-year term.The DMIA also named five vice presidents: Saul Goldberg, Eli Haas, Hertz Hasenfeld, Matthew Schamroth and Parag Shah. Russell Kwiat will take over as secretary and Marc Knobloch as treasurer, the organization said last week.The following people were elected to the board of directors:Jose BatistaDavid BialoDavid DoppeltAbe FastagIshaia GolBen GoldbergPatrice GordonBharat GandhiTom HeymanDanny KalekoMoshe KleinDanny KlugmanAlan RehsMichael SteinmetzMichael VerstandigScott WestStanley ZaleImage: Stuart Samuels. (DMIA)