Mr. Avi Paz is the founder and CEO of the Avi Paz Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of Straight-Edged Fancy diamonds.A descendant of the Goldberg family, well-established diamond traders in Russia and Belgium, Mr. Paz was born in Belgium, where he learned the family business from a very young age. After moving to Israel, he established his own diamond trading comp...

Joined the family business in 1970 and established Rosy Blue N.V. in 1973, in Antwerp, Belgium as the first overseas office of B. Arunkumar (now Rosy Blue India). His efforts led to global expansion through Greenfield growth and acquisitions, resulting in sales, manufacturing and financing offices in 15 countries spanning 4 continents. He also delivered unprecedented results by growing the grou...

The 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) took place on 30th September 2008 in Mumbai. Following the AGM the newly elected Committee of Administration (21 members and three Government Nominees) unanimously elected Mr. Vasant Mehta as the Chairman of the Council. He will hold the office for a period of two years upto 2010. As the Chairman of GJ...