Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2010

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation – Robert Gannicott

Robert Gannicott is the CEO of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (formerly Aber Diamond Corporation), and he has been one of the Directors since its inception in 1992. He is a leading Geologist and began his career focusing on mining projects in the Arctic regions of Canada and Scandinavia. Following a career in a broad variety of Arctic mineral exploration programs, Mr. Gannicott became involved with Canadian diamond exploration in 1991, immediately following the initial discovery of diamonds made by Dia Met Minerals Ltd. in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories in Canada. Mr. Gannicott studied geology at the University of Ottawa and graduated in 1975. Profile
TWST: Your mining revenues for the quarter ending July 31 were up 89%. What factors contributed to that increase and what portion was due to price increases?

Mr. Gannicott: Our mining revenues for the