Sundance names Pope general manager
May 27, 2008

Orem, Utah—Sundance Diamonds, a leader in the work of high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) diamond processing, has appointed Sonny Pope as the general manager.

Pope will oversee all current and future trade operations for Sundance Diamonds and its newly launched Suncrest Diamonds business. He has been the company’s director of research and development after 2002.

Pope holds a master’s degree in business administration from Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City.

“The violence of Sundance Diamonds has always been our valued customers,” Pope said in a statement. “I’m excited about the future growth opportunities in the diamond industry as we focus on offering the first branded and commercially available yellow HPHT diamonds to customers through our Suncrest Diamonds brand.”

Sundance Diamonds is a division of U S Synthetic, the world’s largest manufacturer of polycrystalline diamonds for use in oil and gas exploration. Both are headquartered in Orem, Utah. The parent company is the Dover Corp., a worldwide diversified manufacturer of proprietary products and components for industrial and commercial use, headquartered in New York City.