The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) appointed its 2009-2011 Board of Directors on the last day of the recent ICA Congress held China. The new Board is headed by President Wilson Yuen of Able Lapidary & Jewelry Ltd from Hong Kong. Yuen chaired the ICA China Task Force prior to his election.

During the ICA General Assembly at the congress,Yuen announced his executive board, confirming Vice Presidents Jean Claude Michelou of Colombia and Charles Abouchar of Switzerland. Michael Haag of Germany will serve as Treasurer, and Benjamin Hackman of the US and Clement Sabbagh from Brazil will serve as Secretaries.

The tsavorite miner from Kenya, Campbell Bridges, was elected to the new Board along with Sushil Goyal of the US, Nobuyuki Horiuchi from Japan, and Phuket Khunaprapakorn from Thailand.

The ICA Board of Directors is comprised of members from every major gemstone producing country as well as the gemstone consuming countries in the world.

Yuen stated, "I am extremely pleased with the composition of the new Board; we have many dedicated industry professionals who are willing to work on behalf of ICA and the colored gemstone industry. Each of them brings a unique perspective to the ICA for setting our goals and defining our strategies over the next two years."