In this newly created position, Iris will have ownership over DMCC’s stewardship role in gold and diamonds, including engagement with the industry, government and civil society.

Iris brings entrepreneurial skills, leadership qualities, and passion for sustainability from her extensive experience in the diamond and jewellery industries and her appointment reinforces DMCC’s continued commitment to regulation and policy development.

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About Iris Van der Veken

Iris has more than 15 years of experience in the diamond and jewellery industry as an expert in transformation management, strategic leadership and implementation of sustainability practices globally. She was a member representative on the Standards Committee for the Diamond Trader, Cutter and Polisher Forum for the Responsible Jewelry Council. She initiated and chaired the Global Compact Network Belgium. In April 2014 Iris was awarded Officer of the Order of Leopold II for her work on promoting corporate social responsibility internationally. She is a member of the faculty of the Antwerp Management School.

About DMCC

DMCC is the authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai—home to the world’s leading businesses of today, and tomorrow.

DMCC was established in 2002 as a strategic initiative of the Government of Dubai with a mandate to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to set up and operate a thriving commodities marketplace. Today, with more than 12,000 member companies, DMCC is recognised as the Best Free Zone in the World for 2016 by Financial Times FDI Magazine.