Rupak joined FURA in 2017 and is responsible for our global marketing, communications and rough gemstone sales. Rupak has set-up the FURA's Rough Auction Platform and is responsible for client management. Rupak also launched the Fura Marketing Council, the platform used to promote the coloured gemstone.

He has worked as acting global director of marketing and polished sales and sales and marketing director for Asia and the Middle East for Gemfields Plc, where he was instrumental in implementing the mine-to-market strategy. Rupak has also worked for the De Beers Group in the Diamond Promotion Service and with the Swatch Group.

With a decade and a half of experience in strategic planning, sales and marketing, business development and channel management. He holds Master’s in Business Administration and bachelor’s in economics.