Roger Gesswein

Roger H. Gesswein, Jr. passed July 31 2020 at the age of 77. Gesswein was a small company, operating out of a few offices in lower Manhattan, servicing the northeast. Over the course of his career, the company expanded throughout the US and with Roger’s vision and drive, internationally as well. He successfully spearheaded and established our subsidiaries GessweinSiam in Thailand, Gesswein Trading in India, and Gesswein Canada. sides being the active Chairman and CEO of Gesswein and our subsidiaries, he was International Board Member and Chapter Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He was President, Vice President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Banquet Chairman of the Twenty-Four Karat Club of the City of New York; Chairman of the Jewelry Board of Trade (JBT), President of New York’s Golden Circle Club, a board member of the Manufacturing Jewelers Suppliers of America (MJSA), and a member of the Boston Jewelers Club.