India Trade Group Elects Chairman

RAPAPORT... The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has named Ashish Pethe as its new chairman as part of a shake-up of its leadership team.The council, which represents India's domestic jewelry industry, elected nine new board members, who in turn picked Pethe as chairman, he told Rapaport News this week. His term began on January 1 and will last two years. He succeeds Anantha Padmanaban, who had been in charge since 2019.Saiyam Mehra will take over as vice chairman, a spokesperson added.Image: Ashish Pethe. (GJC)