Nobody is to be charged over newspaper allegations that HRD Antwerp routinely bumped up diamond gradings. The public prosecutor’s office in Belgium has concluded its investigation after claims by De Tijd in March that the lab upgraded GIA-certified diamonds by up to two color grades and one clarity grade. HRD Antwerp, founded in 1973 and […]

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HRD Antwerp has hired Ellen Joncheere as its new CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Interim CEO Michel Janssens will be retiring next summer. Joncheere was formerly general manager at Fremach, a plastic automotive components supplier. She has also worked in the environmental services sector. HRD Antwerp said in a release that the new CEO […]

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HRD Antwerp recently announced that Ellen Joncheere will assume responsibility as its new CEO on January 20, 2020, taking over the reins from Michel Janssens who has been ad-interim CEO for the past two years. Reports in the Belgian media confirmed the new appointment and also said that Joncheere is currently CEO of Fremach International, […]

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