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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

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