RAPAPORT... The American Gem Society (AGS) will honor three industry
leaders at its Circle of Distinction dinner, it said last week.
Alan Zimmer, CEO of Reeds Jewelers, will receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award. Zimmer’s father opened Reeds in 1946, with the business now covering more than 50 store locations across the US.
Caryl Capeci, president of Chow Tai Fook North America, and
Elliot Tannenbaum, senior principal of Leo Schachter Diamond Group, will both
receive the AGS Triple Zero award.
“This year’s honorees are leaders who have taken risks,
executed innovative strategies and best practices throughout their career, as
well as given their time and talent for the betterment of our industry,” said
Katherine Bodoh, CEO of AGS and AGS Laboratories.
The dinner will take place on July 30 at the Plaza hotel in
New York.
Image: Alan Zimmer, CEO of Reeds Jewelers. (AGS)
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