Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Rajiv Jain and Sanjay Kothari have been appointed chairman and vice chairman of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council(GJEPC) for 2010-12, a GJPEC official said here Wednesday.

Jain is promoter-director of Vaibhav Gems, first company from the industry to be listed in stock markets in India.

Kothari is a director of Diatrends Jewellery Pvt. Ltd, a diamond and jewellery manufacturer.

The GJEPC is an all India apex organisation for gem and jewellery industry, representing some 5,500 members.

Set up in 1966, it operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.