RAPAPORT… The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has named Ashish Pethe as its new chairman as part of a shake-up of its leadership team.
The council, which represents India’s domestic jewelry industry, elected nine new board members, who in turn picked Pethe as chairman, he told Rapaport News this week. His term began on January 1 and will last two years. He succeeds Anantha Padmanaban, who had been in charge since 2019.
Saiyam Mehra will take over as vice chairman, a spokesperson added.
Image: Ashish Pethe. (GJC)
India Trade Group Elects Chairman
The Bottom Line
- Ashish Pethe was elected chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council, starting a two-year term on January 1.
- The council appointed nine new board members who selected Pethe as chairman.
- Saiyam Mehra was named vice chairman, succeeding the previous leadership team led by Anantha Padmanaban since 2019.
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