Latest Jewelry News: Charles and Colvard

Recently, and hardly five days ago, the prestigious jewelry brand Charles and Colvard, a moissanite manufacturer appointed Mr. Timothy L. Krist as its chief financial officer. This clever appointment follows the company’s declaration during the beginnings of May that it experienced a twenty seven percent decrease in sales for the first three months of 2009. This radical decline of its sales was as a result of noteworthy deceleration in the retail business environment and the reduced buying from manufacturers who sell Moissanite jewelry to key retailers.

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The company had experienced about forty seven percent decline in sales during the year 2008 and now has to confront the problem before the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc stop listing its stock if it fails to rise before the coming November. Mr. Timothy L.Krist therefore is expected to be a major instrument of change for Charles and Colvard Company particularly in the area of slumping sales volumes. He is a professional figure with years of experience particularly in financial leadership ranks and began his early career at Deloitte and Touche LLP as a top editor.
He went to the university of Miami in Oxford, Ohio and attained a bachelor degree in science in the field of accountancy and later joined Arizona State University for his masters in business administration. This highly recognizable and educated man has also worked with the KB Home and Blackboard Inc where he held many financial leadership ranks before joining smart online. Read the rest of this entry »

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Henry Dunay Designs Restructuring

After it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on early June 20’s 2009, Henry Dunay Designs Inc, based in New York is now moving ahead with its restructuring plan for its business as per the court documentations. This company is a prestigious brand of over of forty-four years as it was founded in 1965. Its breakthroughs have been witnessed over the years with its large clients being world celebrities such as the beautiful Oprah Winfrey and Tom cruise. Also, luxurious stores dealing exclusively with jewelry, for example Bergdorf Goodman has enjoyed selling Henry Dunay’s designs. Unfortunately, the company is rated the second esteemed jewelry design enterprise to file for bankruptcy in latest weeks.

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In reference to a preparation order filed in U.S bankruptcy Court for the Southern District on New York the Henry Dunay’s initial case supervision conference will be due on 4th August 2009. The venue will be in federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan at ten (10AM). In direct relation to the order, the discussions will take topics such as formation of committee to appraise budget fee requests, retention of professionals, alternative dispute ruling and timetables.
As a request to this conference, the bankruptcy court judge demanded that the Henry Dunay Designs give notices of the meeting to each committee assignee in the case and to holders of the main secured five claims. Others to be notified include the United States trustee and any after- petition creditor to the debtor and this should be done a full week or seven days before the conference. Read the rest of this entry »

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