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The Jewelers Board of Trade Holds Annual Elections

Brian D. Fleming of Carla Corporation was appointed Chairman of the Jewelers Board of Trade.

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May 13, 2024

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(PRESS RELEASE) WARWICK, RI — The Jewelers Board of Trade a not-for-profit organization that is a leader in credit reporting and collection services, announced the election of the following Officers and Directors to its Board at the Company’s Annual Meeting on February 21, 2024 and Board Meeting on March 20, 2024.

The Board elected the following Officers and Directors to serve a one-year term as follows:

Chairman: Brian D. Fleming, Carla Corporation, E. Providence, RI
First Vice-Chairman: Jeffery Corey, H. E. Murdock Company Inc., Waterville, ME
Second Vice-Chairman: Keven Peck, Color Merchants, Inc., New York, NY
President: Erich Jacobs
Secretary: Brenda M. Pimentel
Treasurer: Erich Jacobs

The Jewelers Board of Trade Holds Annual Elections

Brian D. Fleming

JBT announced that Brian D. Fleming, treasurer and executive vice president of Carla Corporation has been elected chairman. Mr. Fleming was elected to the Board of Directors in 1999.

Andrew Rickard of Rochester Diamonds and Gold, Inc. was also appointed to the JBT executive committee.

Newly elected to the Board for a two-year term:

Ms. Lika Behmoaras, ISC Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lika Behar Collection, Carlstadt, NJ

Ms. Behmoaras is an award winning jewelry designer of unique and intimate works of wearable art. She is on the Advisory Board of Gem Legacy and President of ISC Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lika Behar Collection, a wholesaler of fine gold jewelry, under the trade style Lika Behar Collection. Lika holds an MBA in International Finance from NYU.

Additionally, re-elected to the Board for a period of two years are:

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
Parag Jain, Parag Diamonds Inc., New York, NY
Roger Gesswein, III, Paul H. Gesswein & Co., Inc., Bridgeport, CT

Additionally, elected to the Advisory Board for a period of two years are:

Ann S. Arnold, Buyers International Group (BIG), Napa, CA

Additionally, re-elected to the Advisory Board for a period of two years is:

Michael Kaplan, Rocket Jewelry Box, Inc., Elmsford, NY
Richard Weisenfeld, E. Greenwich, RI

The following Board members continue to serve their existing terms:

Matthijs Braakman, Retail Management Publishing, Inc., Montclair, NJ
Jeffery Corey, H. E. Murdock Company Inc., Waterville, ME
Annie Doresca, Jewelers of America, New York, NY
Brian D. Fleming, Carla Corporation, E. Providence, RI
Richard Katz, Richline Group, Inc., New York, NY
Bryon Nelson, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Neenah, WI
Pinny Rubin, Quality Gold Inc., Fairfield, OH

For more information visit here or email: info@jewelersboard.com.

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