(PRESS RELEASE) CARLSBAD, CA — GIA (Gemological Institute of America), the chief in gemological analysis, schooling, and science-based gem identification and grading companies, is increasing its enterprise improvement workforce for North American and international manufacturers to deal with the complexities and challenges of immediately’s market.

The brand new expanded workforce is taking GIA’s unmatched schooling choices and fashionable gross sales instruments to help retailers and types in assembly the wants of their clients. Led by Richard Pesqueira, GIA vp of enterprise improvement for North America and types, the workforce contains the latest addition of Administrators of Enterprise Growth Matthew Morabito and Daniel VanDrew.

“Our purpose is to serve our valued purchasers in new and significant methods, supporting their success with the most recent and most related GIA services. Matthew and Daniel carry a wealth of gems and jewellery business retail expertise and a client-centric mindset that may deepen our engagement with {the marketplace},” stated Pesqueira.

Earlier than becoming a member of GIA in April, Morabito spent 5 years at Tiffany & Co., the place his dynamic management and consumer experience led him from gross sales coaching supervisor to senior director. Most lately, he was a senior director main the Love and Engagement flooring at Tiffany’s flagship retailer in New York Metropolis. Earlier in his profession, he was a territory supervisor for Hearts on Fireplace and a senior supervisor of family-owned Michaels Jewelers in Connecticut. He has a bachelor of Wonderful Arts from Paier School of Artwork.

VanDrew has greater than 27 years of expertise within the watch and jewellery business, together with the previous 18 as key account supervisor and director of nationwide accounts at LVMH and TAG Heuer. With a confirmed historical past of technique implementation, he’s nicely versed in operations and assembly the wants of shops from single-store independents to a few of the largest multi-store operations on this planet. He holds an MBA from College of Arizona, Eller Graduate College of Administration and has earned bachelor levels in enterprise administration and communication.

With skilled and educated native market management and experience, the GIA enterprise improvement groups work with purchasers, retailers and others throughout the worldwide jewellery markets.

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