GIA named John Cowley its new chief financial officer, effective April 6. Cowley will succeed David Tearle, who has served as CFO since 2009 and will remain with GIA in an advisory capacity until his retirement on June 30.
Cowley has more than 30 years of global financial and operational experience. He was CFO of Solvd, a California-based software services company, from 2023 and 2025. Earlier positions, according to LinkedIn, include chief accounting officer at Tugsten Automation and CFO of Irish tech startup Singularity Limited.
“John Cowley is an impressive and important addition to GIA’s executive team,” said GIA president and CEO Pritesh Patel in a statement. “His international experience, financial expertise, and disciplined leadership make him exceptionally well-suited to the role.”
Cowley holds a master’s in modern history from Oxford and an undergraduate law degree from the University of London, along with multiple accounting certifications.
“Bringing my depth of experience to what is for me a completely new industry is very exciting,” he said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with, listening to, and learning from my new colleagues.”
In the GIA statement, Patel credited Tearle with helping guide the organization through global expansion and development of new laboratory and education services. “GIA owes much of its financial stability to David Tearle,” said Patel.
The JCK News Desk uses AI to help produce the first draft of articles. This story was then reviewed and edited by staff writer David Blomquist.
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