HRD Antwerp NV names Dirk Dullaert Commercial Director

HRD Antwerp NV has appointed Dirk Dullaert as commercial director of the newly formed company. Dullaert will be responsible for the development of HRD Antwerp NV’s commercial activities both in Belgium and abroad, which include the grading and certification of polished diamonds and colored gemstones and educational programs in diamond and gemstone grading and identification.

HRD Antwerp NV is the recently formed commercial subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), formerly known as the Hoge Raad voor Diamant (HRD). 

Dullaert, 38, began his professional career as a credit advisor at Bank J. Van Breda & Co. He joined the diamond sector in 1998 as a global relations manager at ABN AMRO Bank, where he acquired extensive experience in the international diamond market. In 2004, he was appointed commercial director at Driesassur, a worldwide insurance broker specializing in diamond companies.

Dullaert, who studied law, also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Antwerp.

Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) is the official representative of the Belgian diamond sector and in this capacity is charged with managing the relationship between the diamond sector and government, and promoting the interests of the Belgian diamond industry worldwide.