Founding Members
In 1983, a group of visionaries got together to create the ICA which became a globally recognized and respected organization in the jewelry trade worldwide.
The founding members wanted to respond to the changing reality of the gemstone business, address industry problems and challenges and improve communication and understanding within the trade.
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Alan Jobbins, (deceased): Alan Jobbins Bill Jewell: Opalart Pty Ltd. Chi Chan Leung: Tai Yip Trading Company Chi Wai Yau: Yau’s Gems Limited Claude Barguirdjian: Claude Barguirdjian Con Lenan: The Brick Development Association Eugene Naftule (deceased): Naftule Fils S.A. Gerard Grospiron: Etablissements Grospiron Gerhard Becker: Friedrich August Becker Hidetaka Kato: Kashikey Co, Ltd. Hiroshi Komatsu: Pearl Science Laboratory Israel Z. Eliezri: Coldiam Ltd J.F. de Ceballos Romay: Instituto Mexicano de Gemologia John G. Bares: John G. Bares Inc. Konrad Wild (deceased): Johann Philipp Wild |
Manuel Freyermuth: Instituto Mexicano de Gemologia Maurice Shire, (deceased): Maurice Shire, Inc. Michael D. Roman (deceased): Jewelers of America Mohamed Saleem M. Fazli: Saleems Ltd. N.R. Barot: Ruby Centre (Kenya) Ltd. Prof. Dr. Edward J. Gubelin (deceased): Gübelin Gemological Laboratory Rashmikant Durlabhji (deceased): MIS R.Y. Durlabhji Ray Zajicek: Equatorian Imports Inc Reginald C. Miller: Reginald C. Miller LLC. Richard T. Liddicoat Jr. (deceased): Gemological Institute of America Roland Naftule: Nafco Gems Limited Rudolf Biehler: Ernst Farber Stuart Robinson: Barnett Robinson, Inc. Yasukazu Suwa: Suwa & Son Inc. Yip Kun Poon: Cogent Trading Co, Ltd. Yoshiko Doi: AGT Gem Laboratory Inc |