Fura Gems Inc. announced the appointment of Ashim Roy as Vice President - Operations and Venkatasubramanian Meenakshisundaram as Principal Geologist and Tarun Malkani as a Business Advisor to the Company. Mr. Roy, Vice President - Operations, will be based in Fura's administrative headquarters in Dubai. Mr. Roy will report directly to the President & CEO of the Company and will be responsible for managing the company's operations and evaluating new opportunities for the company. Prior to joining Fura, Mr. Roy was the General Manager for the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique and also worked as Head of Geology and Exploration at the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, both operations were owned by Gemfields plc. During his tenure at Gemfields, Mr. Roy was responsible for developing the greenfield ruby project in Mozambique, which is believed to be one of the ruby deposits in the world. Prior to joining Fura, Mr. Meenakshisundaram was the Chief Geologist for Rio Tinto.