ALROSA, the largest diamond mining company in the world, has appointed Rebecca Foerster as president of ALROSA USA, Inc. Until recently, Ms. Foerster served as executive vice president of strategic planning and marketing at New York’s Leo Schachter Diamonds, one of the largest diamond suppliers in the United States.

In the new position, Ms. Foerster will be involved in all aspects of the work at ALROSA’s U.S. office, which is located in New York. Principally, she will be responsible for the development of polished diamonds sales and customer service.

Rebecca Foerster has worked at Leo Schachter Diamonds since 2014. Prior to that (since 2007), she held the position of vice president at the U.S. representative office of Rio Tinto, one of the three largest diamond mining companies in the world. From 1998 to 2007, she served as a vice president of marketing for Frederick Goldman, Inc. (New York), a jewelry manufacturer, specializing in the bridal market and brand development. Prior to that, she worked at large advertising agencies and corporations, such as Revlon, Unilever, and Benckiser, in strategic marketing and branding positions for over 15 years.

ALROSA’s office in New York was opened in 2006, but since 2016, it has not been operating for organizational reasons.