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Stuller Inc. founder Matt Stuller will step down from his longtime CEO post next year, company officials announced this morning. Stuller, who started the company in 1970, will remain as executive chairman of the board of directors for the jewelery manufacturing company while longtime president Danny Clark will become CEO effective Jan. 1, company officials announced. The company, which is the largest private, non-health-care-focused employer in Lafayette Parish, also announced current COO Belit Myers will become company president at that time. “I am proud of the family-owned business we continue to build and the 2,000 careers we have created across Acadiana,” said Stuller, who is 74. “My love for the jewelry industry and Stuller’s role today and in the future is greater than ever. I will remain fully engaged in Stuller’s mission to provide jewelers worldwide with a wide selection of quality products and friendly service they can count on.” Now with over 1,500 employees at its 600,000-square-foot campus at the corner of Verot School Road and Rue Louis XIV, Stuller Inc. has grown from a one-man operation into the largest jewelry manufacturer in North America and a major economic force in south Louisiana. Stuller told Forbes in a 2023 article that the company books about $800 million in annual sales. Earlier this year he declined to provide updated numbers but noted that the company’s current numbers have grown since then. Clark has spent 16 years with the company and guided it through periods of transformational growth while remaining focused on customers and employees, the announcement indicated. “I am both humbled and thrilled to serve the jewelry industry, our business partners, our customers and employees worldwide as CEO,” Clark said. Myers began her career with Stuller two decades ago while enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Since then she has led multiple areas of the business, including finance, fulfillment, manufacturing, merchandising and information technology. “After working across nearly every part of the organization, I’m honored to carry forward what truly defines us — our people, our passion to serve, and our unwavering commitment to our customers,” Myers said. Staff Writer Blake Paterson contributed to this report.
