The World Jewellery Confederation, a gathering of the organisation’s General Assembly, representing all the member associations and commercial bodies, concluded the 2017 CIBJO Congress (November 5 through 7, Bangkok).
The CIBJO General Assembly elected Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri to another two-year term as President. For the first time, three Vice Presidents were elected: Eli Avidar of Israel, Roland Naftule of the US and Corrado Facco of Italy. Marc-Alain Christen of Switzerland was reconfirmed as the organisation’s Chief Financial Officer, and a new Board of Directors was elected, also for a two-year term.
The three-day congress featured 150 official delegates and a total about 300 participants, and focused “on responsible sourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability, particularly in the coloured gemstone sector”, according to a press release.
