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Warwick, RI—The Jewelers Board of Trade announces the election of the following officers and directors to its board. The following officers and directors will serve a one-year term: 

Chairman, Ann S. Arnold (image), Buyers International Group, LLC (BIG), Napa, CA; first vice-chairman, Richard Katz, Richline Group, Inc., New York, NY; second vice-chairman: Brian D. Fleming, Carla Corporation, E. Providence, RI; president: Erich K. Jacobs; secretary: Brenda M. Pimentel; and treasurer: Erich K. Jacobs.

Re-elected to the board for a period of two years are:

• Matthijs Braakman, CEO, Retail Management Publishing, Inc., Montclair, NJ
• Tim Coggins, Bank RI, Providence, RI
• Jeffery Corey, H. E. Murdock Company Inc., Waterville, ME
•  Brian D. Fleming, Carla Corporation, E. Providence, RI
• Michael L. Kaplan, Rocket Jewelry Box, Inc., Elmsford, NY
• Richard Katz, Richline Group, Inc., New York, NY
• Michael Pelto, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Neenah, WI
• Pinny Rubin, Quality Gold Inc., Fairfield, OH

The following board members continue to serve their existing terms:

• Ann S. Arnold, Buyers International Group (BIG), Napa, CA
• Ira Bergman, The Gordon Company, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL
• Edward N. DeCristofaro, LDC, Inc., E. Providence, RI
• Teresa Frye, Techform Advanced Casting Tech., L.L.C, Portland, OR
• Keven Peck, Color Merchants, Inc., New York, NY
• Andrew Rickard, Rochester Diamonds and Gold, Inc., Rochester, NY
• Nilesh Sheth, Forever Collections, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Three advisory board members continue to serve their existing term: Phyllis Bergman, Phyllis Bergman Co., New York, NY; Richard Weisenfeld, E. Greenwich, RI; and Todd Wolleman, New York, NY.