Advancing the Heritage of Armenians in Jewellery
AJA Founding Member Hratch Kaspar Joins the AJF Team
Geneva, March 17, 2014 ‐ The Armenian Jewellers Foundation is pleased to announce that Hratch Kaspar, one of the founding members of the Armenian Jewellers Association, has joined the Foundation's management team.
Mr. Kaspar, who will serve asDirectorfor StrategicDevelopment, has two decades of experience as a development and planning consultant with international organizations and firms. He has also served various initiatives inArmenia, mainly related to the promotion of trade and investment in the country. In 1997, Mr. Kaspar coordinated the conceptualization and launching ofthe international Armenian Jewellers Association in Yerevan. Among other initiatives, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Armenian Trade Network/Global Armenian Chamber of Commerce in 2010.
On this occasion, AJF Chairman Pierre Akkelian said: "Hratch brings tremendous knowledge and expertise to AJF, and we are confident that through this collaboration we will ensure the success of our mandate and objectives by building awareness, and promoting Armenian jewellery traditions."