The CIBJO General Assembly re-elected Gaetano Cavalieri unopposed as president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) at the conclusion of the Centenary Congress, held September 4-7, 2026.
The General Assembly also re-elected the three vice-presidents: Jonathan Kendall, Kenneth Scarratt and Pramod Agrawal.
Marc-Alain Christen was re-elected treasurer and chief financial officer.
The CIBJO General Assembly approved the election of the following members of the Board of Directors:
Charles Abouchar (Switzerland); Nilam Alawdeen (Japan); Uri Ariel (Canada); Vaishali Banerjee (India); Moti Besser (Israel); Kirit Bhai Bhansali (India); Jacques C. Branellec (the Philippines); Bruce Bridges (the United States); Marco Carniello (Italy); Victor Chan (Hong Kong/China); Anouchka Didier Mansour (France); John Henn (the United Kingdom); Guido Grohmann (Germany); Wesley Hunt (the United Kingdom); Noora Jamsheer (the Kingdom of Bahrain); Patrick Loetscher (Switzerland); Francesca Manfredi (Italy); John Mulligan (the United Kingdom); Nicholas Paspaley (Australia); Pritesh Patel (the United States); Bernadette Pinet Quoc (France); Sumed Prasongpongchai (Thailand); Mehul Shah (India); Alice Vanni (Italy); and Kent Wong (Hong Kong/China).
Later, the CIBJO Board of Directors approved the appointment of the following officers:
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
Gaetano Cavalieri, Italy
Simon Chan, China
Marc-Alain Christen, Switzerland
Miguel Cotero Ochoa, Mexico
Dominique Dubugnon, Switzerland
Noora Jamsheer, Kingdom of Bahrain
Jonathan Kendall, United Kingdom
Vincenzo Liverino, Italy
Karina Ratzlaff, Germany
Kenneth Scarratt, Thailand/UK
Udi Sheintal. Israel
Sara Yood, United States of America
LEGAL COMMITTEE
Marc-Alain Christen
Udi Sheintal
Sara Yood
SECTOR A: Gem Materials, Trade and Laboratories
Kenneth Scarratt, President
Thomas Lind, Vice President
Tom Moses, Vice President
SECTOR B: Jewellery Distribution
John Henn, President
Ben Massey,Vice President
Anouchka Didier Mansour, Vice President
Francesca Manfredi, Vice President
SECTOR C: Manufacturing, Technology and Precious Metals
Alessia Crivelli, President
Thomas Lind, Vice President
Karina Ratzlaff, Vice President
COLOURED STONE COMMISSION
Charles Abouchar, President
Nilam Alawdeen, Vice President
Melissa Wolfgang Amenc, Vice President
Ken Fujita, Vice President
Shane F. McClure, Vice President
DIAMOND COMMISSION
Udi Sheintal, President
Jean-Pierre Chalain, Vice President
Tom Moses, Vice President
PEARL COMMISSION
Kenneth Scarratt, President
Ryuichiro Machizawa, Vice President
Jacques C. Branellec, Vice President
Peter Bracher, Vice President
Noora Jamsheer, Vice President
GEMMOLOGICAL COMMISSION
Claudio Milisenda, President
Thanong Leelawatanasuk, Vice President
Daniel Nyfeler, Vice President
Su Jun, Vice President
PRECIOUS METALS COMMISSION
Vaishali Banerjee, President
Guido Grohmann, Vice President
Alice Vanni, Vice President
MARKETING & EDUCATION COMMISSION
Jonathan Kendall, President
Sara Yood, Vice President
Thomas Lind, Vice President
ETHICS COMMISSION
Sara Yood, President
Udi Sheintal, Vice President
Marc-Alain Christen, Vice President
Edward Johnson, Vuce President
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
John Mulligan, President
Edward Johnson, Vice President
Iris Van der Veken, Vice President
LABORATORY GROWN DIAMOND COMMITTEE
Wesley Hunt, President
Daniel Nyfeler, Vice President
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Stephane Fischler, President
Tzafrir Engelhard, Vice President
Tai Wong, Vice President
JEWELLERY INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN NOMENCLATURE COMMITTEE
Feriel Zerouki, President
Gaetano Cavalieri, Co-President
INTERNAL FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE
Marc-Alain Christen
Jonathan Kendall
Karina Ratzlaff
Martin Hauselmann
COLOURED STONE COMMISSION FORUMS/FORA
“Jade Forum” – Jade Guide Nomination TBD
“Opal Forum” – Opal Guide Nomination TBD
“Coral Forum” – Coral Guide, Coral Blue Book, Nomination TBD
WORKING GROUP
“Appraisals/Valuations “Working Group” A Guide to Appraisals and Valuations – Kenneth Scarratt lead, other nominations TBD
