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DMIA re-elects Vanderlinden as president
The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America re-elected Ronnie VanderLinden president and elected a new executive board and board of directors at its general meeting.

New York--The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association held its second annual general meeting of the year on Aug. 5, where it elected a new executive board and board of directors.
Current President Ronnie Vanderlinden was re-elected for another term.
He is joined on the executive board by Vice Presidents Saul Goldberg, Eli Haas, Fred Knobloch, Sheldon Kwiat and Matthew Schamroth.
The association also elected Stuart Samuels as secretary and Parag Shah as treasurer.
DMIA members elected to positions on the organization’s board of directors were: Steven Eisen, Avrum Fastag, Marvin Finker, Ishaia Gol, Suzette Gomes, Manny Gordon, Stan Grossbard, Hertz Hasenfeld, Tom Heyman, Todd Ingwer, Danny Kaleko, Moishe Klein, Daniel Klugman, Melissa Kulhanjian, Jerry Menkin, Alan Rehs, Jack Reiss, Charles Rosario, Michael Steinmetz, and Michael Verstandig.
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