At the 112th meeting of the Boston Jewelers Club, Fredric J. Hammerle of the Stern Metals Group was elected the 50th president of the 150-member jewelry organization. Matthew A. Runci of Jewelers of America was elected vice president, and Robert W. Paul, former president of the Jewelers Board of Trade, was elected secretary-treasurer.

Hammerle has been in the precious metals industry for 33 years and is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Stern Metals, a subsidiary of Cookson Group plc. Runci is executive director of Jewelers of America and former president and executive director of Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America.