Ryan Berg Elected JA Board Chair
July 29, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Jewelers of America (JA) has elected Ryan Berg as its new board chair. Berg, who is market president of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry in San Antonio, Texas, takes over from Bill Farmer Jr., partner of Farmer’s Jewelry.
“Ryan has the right combination of experience that will make him an effective board chairman,” said JA president and CEO David J. Bonaparte. “Like so many others in the jewelry industry, Ryan is helping his family-run jewelry business adapt, grow and evolve. He brings a fresh perspective that focuses on growing Jewelers of America and all of our members’ stores’ bottom line.”
“My years of service on the Jewelers of America Board of Directors has given me deep insight to the value that Jewelers of America provides,” said Berg. “JA is poised to deliver tremendous value to its members and the industry at large.”
As chairman, Berg will lead an executive committee of the following elected officers: chair-elect – John Henne, Henne Jewelers; vice chair – Mark Light, Sterling Jewelers; vice chair – Holly Wesche, Wesche Jewelers; treasurer – Coleman Clark, B.C. Clark jewelers; secretary – Cathy Tivol, Tivol, Inc.