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JA Names New Chairman and Board
Jul 30, 2017 9:18 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Jewelers of America (JA) has elected John Henne, president
of Pittsburgh-based Henne Jewelers, as chairman, the trade organization said Thursday.
Henne (pictured) has managed his family business — which
his great grandfather Rudolf Joseph Henne established in 1887 — since
1998, overseeing diamond procurement, accounting, sales and marketing. JA board
members elected him to the chairman position at a meeting last week, to succeed
Ryan Berg, market president of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry.
“Under John’s leadership, I know that
Jewelers of America is poised to grow, better serve our members in this
ever-changing retail environment, and enhance our consumer outreach to benefit
the jewelry industry as a whole,” said David Bonaparte, JA’s CEO.
JA also named a new board of elected directors.
They are:
Chair Elect
Holly Wesche, Wesche Jewelers
Vice Chairs
Cathy Tivol, Tivol
Marc Bridge, Ben Bridge Jeweler
Treasurer
Robert F. Moeller II, R.F. Moeller Jeweler
Secretary
Coleman Clark, B.C. Clark Jewelers
Reelected board members:
Mercedes Abramo, Cartier
Karen Goracke, Borsheims Fine Jewelry
Newly elected board members:
Peter Engel, Fred Meyer Jewelers
Elise Greenberg, Greenberg’s Jewelers
Chuck Kuba, Iowa Diamond
Steve Padis, Padis Jewelry
Steve Velasquez, Bailey Banks & Biddle
Outgoing directors:
Ryan Berg, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
Larry Pelzel, Neiman Marcus
Michael Pollak, Hyde Park Jewelers |
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