Art Diamond, who is regarded as “a forefather” of the remanufacturing industry, will bring his 55 years of industry experience to the role of Chairman of the first Global Remanufacturing Industry General Assembly (GRIGA).

GRIGA’S charter meeting takes place on 25 September 2010 in Zhuhai, China, a city known as “the world capital of printer consumables”. The aim of the conference is to enhance worldwide understanding of trends, directions and standards in the development of the copier and printer consumables aftermarket. Another purpose is to share the experience of promoting eco-friendly, remanufactured products and the remanufacturing philosophy to the public, thereby promoting the healthy and steady development of the reman industry around the globe. GRIGA was initiated by Recycler Publishing & Events (Zhuhai) Ltd, organizer of this charter event.

Art Diamond is a 55-year veteran of the imaging industry, having worked in this field continuously since 1955. He is currently President of Diamond Research Corporation (DRC), a high technology consulting and chemical engineering firm he formed in April 1968 specializing in toner, ink jet ink and media R&D, production and marketing. Diamond is also Chairman of The Tiara Group, LLC a trade show management firm he spun off of DRC on July 1, 2001 to perpetuate a series of seminars and trade shows held in Australia, Belgium, China, Mexico, Switzerland and the USA since 1984.