Luxury jeweler Leviev has appointed Giovanni Mattera-Vairo managing director as part of an effort to bolster the brand’s presence and accelerate its retail expansion. Mattera-Vairo played a key role ...

Revenue rose at the International Gemmological Institute (IGI) last year amid increasing demand for synthetic-diamond certification. The India-based lab saw a 17% jump in 2024’s revenue, which came to ...

Terry Chandler will retire as CEO of the Diamond Council of America (DCA), after more than 24 years at the helm. Chandler first joined the DCA, a nonprofit that provides distance education and ...

Nicole Clayton will join Pandora as general manager of the British Isles region, succeeding Sonia Lopez Delgado. Clayton has considerable experience at globally recognized consumer goods and fashion ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that claimed crypto entrepreneur Richard Heart had used misappropriated investor funds to purchase a ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has presented Eleanor Yeh with its eighth annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for excellence in jewelry design. Yeh, a 2024 graduate of the GIA’s ...

Michael Hill has appointed Andrew Lowe as its interim CEO following the sudden passing of former chief Daniel Bracken last week. Lowe will assume the new role immediately, the company said Thursday.

Stephen Barnes has assumed ownership of the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO), succeeding outgoing owner Jeff Roberts. Roberts passed the torch at IJO’s semiannual conference in Palm Springs, ...

It’s “dramatically” easier to sell if you develop a friendship with the customer, seasoned marketing and public relations specialist Steve Feldman tells the Rapaport Diamond Podcast. Feldman reflected ...

New York diamond dealer Manashe Sezanayev has pleaded guilty to grand larceny after defrauding two merchants out of $460,000 by “covertly swapping their diamonds for lab-grown stones.” The court is ...

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, March 4, 2025, Las Vegas… The diamond market was seasonally slow in February, with prices strengthening for round, D to G, IF to VS1 goods in most sizes. Other categories ...

Burgundy Diamond Mines has reported a loss for 2024 as weak demand led to a devaluation of its assets. The company posted a net loss of $94.7 million for the 12-month period, compared with a loss of ...