Jeff Corey, from Day’s Jewelers in Waterville, Maine, has been elected chair of the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT).
Andrew Rickard, executive vice president of Rochester Diamonds and Gold in Rochester, New York, was chosen as the group’s vice chair. Both Corey and Rickard will serve one-year terms.
Corey joined JBT’s board of directors in 2017 and became vice chair in 2024. He now succeeds Brian Fleming as chair.
Annie Doresca, chief financial and operating officer of Jewelers of America, and Matthijs Braakman, CEO of SmartWork Media, were named to the JBT executive committee.
The Providence, Rhode Island-based organization also elected three new directors to its board for two-year terms. They are Thomas Davis, director of business development at Select Jewelry; Arien Gessner, president of Rio Grande; and Grant Hansen, chief information security officer at Jewelers Mutual Group.
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