Precious Metals, Diamonds & Gemstones Investment Summit 2011
New demand and open markets in diamonds
Andy Bone - De Beers

About Andy Bone

Andrew Bone is Director of International Relations at De Beers. He started with De Beers as a diamond valuer and subsequently worked in various other departments within the company's Rough Diamond Division, including overseas secondments in South Africa and Belgium. Later, he became an overseas buyer, managing buying offices, mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Following a year in the Sales Department, he joined Marketing Liaison and Corporate Communications where contributed to the establishment of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. He went on to develop the concept of the Diamond Development Initiative with the NGOs Partnership Africa Canada and Global Witness. Andy is also a director of the World Diamond Council and the Diamond Development Initiative, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster's Business School.