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Jewelers Board Of Trade Holds Annual Elections April 04, 2021 (0 comments)
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.