(IDEX Online News) – The American Gem Society (AGS) has announced that it elected Scott Berg, CG, as president of the society’s board of directors.

 

Berg, of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry in Baton Rouge, LA, assumes the role from outgoing president, Louis Smith, CG, of Smithworks Fine Jewelry and he will hold the role of president until April 2018. CEO of AGS and AGS Laboratories, Ruth Batson, said that Berg was a highly respected figure in the jewelry industry.

 

“In the ever-increasing, fast-paced modern world, ethics, transparency and consumer protection are all the more important,” said Berg. “We must be vigilant as a collective industry in adhering to the strictest code of ethics to ensure consumer confidence in our product and our people.”

 

The AGS also announced its 2016-2017 board of directors:

 

Executive Committee:

 

President Elect: John Carter, CGA – Jack Lewis Jewelers

Secretary: Michael Richards, CG – Underwood Jewelers

Sr. Advisor: Georgie Gleim, CG – Gleim the Jeweler

Treasurer: Frank Brown, RJ – Brown & Company Jewelers

 

Committee Chairs:

 

AGS Lab Board of Advisors, Clayton Bromberg, CG – Underwood Jewelers

Conclave Sub-Committee, John Carter, CGA – Jack Lewis Jewelers

International Guilds Council, Marc Altman, CGA – B & E Jewelers and Gemologist

Gemological Sciences Committee, Michael Richards, CG – Underwood Jewelers

Education Committee, Lisa Bridge, CG – Ben Bridge Jeweler

Marketing Committee, Scott Udell – London Jewelers

Membership Committee and Grievance & Review, Kelly Newton – Newton’s Jewelers

 

Directors-at-Large:

 

Joel Hassler, CGA – Rasmussen Diamonds

Scott Murphy – Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company

Alexis Padis, CGA – Padis Jewelry

Beryl Raff – Helzberg Diamonds

Ronnie VanderLinden – Diamex, Inc.

Yancy Weinrich – Reed Jewelry Group

Stewart Wicht – Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc.