Jerry Ehrenwald, the acting president and CEO of the International Gemological Institute (IGI) has been honoured as the new member of the Twenty-Four Karat Club of New York, according to an Idex report.

Others along with him include Hedda Schupak the editor-in-chief of Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK) magazine and Glenn Markman -the executive vice president of Suberi Brothers LLC. The club founded in 1902, recognises accomplished minds in the jewellery business and honours them with its exclusive membership that is limited to only 200 members.