AGTA appoints new board president, directors

by carly_midgley | September 18, 2018 10:50 am

Ruben Bindra of B & B Fine Gems has been named president of the American Gem Trade Association’s (AGTA’s) Board of Directors. Photo courtesy AGTA[1]
Ruben Bindra of B & B Fine Gems has been named president of the American Gem Trade Association’s (AGTA’s) Board of Directors.
Photo courtesy AGTA

The American Gem Trade Association[2] (AGTA) has assembled its latest Board of Directors. A new president and two new directors have been appointed by a nominating committee composed of John Bachman, Benjamin Hackman, Hemant Phophaliya, Ray Zajicek, and chair Ruben Bindra.

Bindra, of Los Angeles-based B & B Fine Gems[3], will be taking the reins as president for the next three years, with Robert Bentley of Robert Bentley Company[4] and Jaimeen Shah of Prima Gems USA[5] also joining as directors. Mason-Kay[6]’s Jeff Mason has also been re-elected as a director.

Other board members continuing in their current roles are:

The new board members will be welcomed at AGTA’s Membership Meeting, scheduled for February 5 as part of AGTA GemFair Tucson[7]. They will serve from February 2019 until February 2022.

In announcing the updated board, AGTA also thanked the outgoing president, Jeffrey Bilgore, and directors, Avi Raz and Kusam Malhotra, for their work and leadership.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://www.jewellerybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/editor_20131104_Ruben.jpg
  2. American Gem Trade Association: https://agta.org/
  3. B & B Fine Gems: http://www.gemmin.com/aboutus.aspx
  4. Robert Bentley Company: http://www.robertbentleygemstones.com/
  5. Prima Gems USA: https://www.primagemsusa.com/
  6. Mason-Kay: https://www.masonkayshowroom.com/
  7. AGTA GemFair Tucson: https://agta.org/trade-shows/agta-gem-fair-tucson/

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