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Jewelers Mutual Adds Board Members

They began the roles Oct. 1.

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5 years ago

October 4, 2018

INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) NEENAH, WI – Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. has announced two new members joining its board of directors effective Oct. 1, 2018: Marianne Marck, CIO at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, and Robert Reeg, principal, RWReeg Consulting LLC.

“Jewelers Mutual is an innovative force in the jewelry industry, and our board expertise should support the exciting and strategically important technological advancements being made by the company,” said Mark Fiebrink, chairman of the Jewelers Mutual board of directors.

Marck and Reeg will be joining the Jewelers Mutual board in newly created openings, increasing the board’s membership to 12.

“Marianne and Robert bring another level of knowledge to our board,” said Scott Murphy, president and CEO of Jewelers Mutual. “Their combined technology and business expertise will complement our current capabilities while being invaluable resources to us as we advance our strategic initiatives into the future.”

In addition to Marck and Reeg, Jewelers Mutual’s board members are: Alex Barcados, Jonathan Bridge, Mark Fiebrink, Dione Kenyon, David Lundgren, Sherry Manetta, Scott Murphy, Kurt Steckbeck, Craig Underwood and John Ward.

When There’s No Succession Plan, Call Wilkerson

Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”