ICA Announces Board of Directors Election for 2025

(August 5, 2025 - New York, NY)

The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) is pleased to announce the 2025 Board of Directors, led by President, Damien Cody, and was installed at the Board of Directors meeting at the ICA Congress, held in Brasilia, Brazil.  “A genuine welcome to our incoming Board members” says Cody, “and a most sincere thank you to those Directors who have contributed so much to our success over the last several years and are now stepping down.”

Joining Cody are new Directors:  

Lucas Amelung  -  USA

Ashoo Sinchawla  -  Thailand

Himas Isab  -  Sri Lanka

Katherine Kovacs  -  Australia

Manuela Soares  -  Brazil

Arun Jain  -  India

Captain Ramji Sharma  -  Japan

Saurabh Bansal  -  Germany

Arun Jain  -  India

Dacques Nini  -  USA

Newly elected ICA Directors serve an initial two-year term and are eligible for reelection to an additional four-year term.

Coming off the Board of Directors after many years of dedicated service are:

Altaf Iqbal  -  Sri Lanka

Daniel Bronfen  -  Brazil

Duncan Mclauchlan  -  UK

Dwarka Prasad  -  India

Evan Caplan  -  USA

Sushil Goyal  -  USA

Mark Tremonti  -  Australia

Pearl Ng  -  UK

Phuket Khunaprapakorn  -  Thailand

Rocco Gay  -  Italy

Returning Board members are:

Clement Sabbagh  -  Brazil

Damien Cody  -  Australia

Guillermo Galvis  -  Colombia

Ioannis Alexandris  -  Germany

Miriam Mimo Kamau Caplan  -  Kenya

Armil Sammoon  -  Sri Lanka

Ashish Vijay  -  UAE

Benedicte Lavoie  -  Canada

Claudia Hamann  -  Germany

Kengo Kajita  -  Japan

Lucas Senrong Lu  -  China

Oren Eliezri  -  Israel

Samir Sukhadia  -  Thailand

Vijay Kedia  -  India

The new officers of the Board are Vice President Ioannis Alexandris, Germany; Vice President Captain Ramji Sharma, Japan; Secretary Benedict Lavoie, Canada; Secretary Lucas Amelung, USA; Treasurer Armil Samoon, Sri Lanka.  They are joined on the Executive Committee by Clement Sabbagh, Past President and Doug Hucker, CEO.

“ICA Board of Directors elections are held every two years, and we are immensely proud of, and grateful to the slate of Directors who are coming off the Board this year.  Being a director entails a significant amount of commitment and effort.  Without the contribution of these departing members the ICA would not have continued to thrive through the challenging times our industry has experienced in the past few years”, says Doug Hucker, ICA CEO, “New elections also represent the addition of ideas, perspective, and energy that will help the Board navigate the challenges of the shifting landscape of global trade and ensure that all our members can prosper.  We heartily welcome those who have joined our Board of Directors.”  

The full list of ICA Board members and advisors can be found https://www.gemstone.org/board-members.

The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA), a non-profit organization, is the only worldwide body specifically created to benefit the global colored gemstone industry. ICA was founded in 1984 and is now comprised of 600+ gem industry leaders from mine to market, including miners, gem cutters, suppliers, retailers, trade associations, gemological laboratories, academia, museums, and more, from 47 countries who are devoted to advancing and promoting the knowledge and appreciation of colored gemstones.

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