Hill & Co., the management consultancy that specializes in the jewelry industry, has appointed Stanley Zale principal consultant.

Zale recently left Stuller, after 17 years as its vice president of diamond and gemstones. He previously was vice president of Graff USA, and prior to that, he spent nearly 10 years working for diamantaire Louis Glick.

The grandson of M.B. Zale, who founded the famed Zales jewelry chain, Stanley Zale currently serves on the boards of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance and the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association. He is a member of the 24 Karat Club chapters in New York and the southeast U.S., and just finished a six-year term on the board of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee.

(Photo courtesy of Hill & Co.)