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AGTA Announces Board of Directors’ Election Results

The directors-elect will take office in February 2021 and will serve three-year terms.

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4 years ago

September 14, 2020

INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) DALLAS, TX – The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced the results of its annual AGTA Board of Directors’ election. Kimberly Collins, Kimberly Collins Colored Gems, was re-elected as a director to the board. Renata Abrahami, A.B.C. Gems Inc.; Rohan Agrawal, Shanu G. Inc.; and Shiksha Naheta, Empresa Jewels Inc., were newly elected. The directors-elect will take office in February 2021 and will serve three-year terms.

The following members will continue with their positions on the board:

Ann Barker
Robert Bentley
Ruben Bindra
John Bradshaw
Evan Caplan
Jonathan Gad
William Heher
Jeff Mason
David Nassi
Jaimeen Shah
Shekhar Shah

AGTA would like to recognize Bruce Bridges, Charles Carmona and Hemant Phophaliya for their commitment to the AGTA Board of Directors, and to express appreciation for their years of service and dedication to AGTA. Their terms as directors will end in February 2021.

Past President Jeffrey Bilgore chaired the Nominating Committee. The Committee Members were Pramod Agrawal, John Bachman, Bruce Bridges, Simon Watt and Ray Zajicek. The AGTA Board of Directors holds elections on a rotating cycle to guarantee the coherence of the board’s long-term plans. The new board members will be introduced at the AGTA Membership Meeting, which is open to all AGTA Members and will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at AGTA GemFair Tucson. For more information, contact info@agta.org or 800-972-1162.

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