Appointments
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Jan- 2017 -23 January
Birmingham Assay Office set to appoint Doug Henry as new CEO
The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has announced the appointment of Doug Henry as its chief executive and assay master. The news comes after incumbent Stella Layton announced she would leave the role at the AnchorCert Group – comprising BAO, AnchorCert Analytical, AnchorCert Gem Lab, SafeGuard Valuations and AnchorCert Academy –…
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Sep- 2016 -20 September
Cooksongold announced new managing director
Cooksongold has announced the appointment of Martin Bach as its new managing director. Bach will be working alongside Richard Oldroyd until the end of the year, when Oldroyd will retire. Bach will then assume responsibility from 1 January 2017. He joins the role with vast management experience in automotive and engineering…
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Jul- 2016 -21 July
Jeremy France welcomes back Nicola Vern as store manager
Winchester-based independent jewellers Jeremy France has welcomed back former employee Nicola Vern as its new store manager. Vern began working as a sales assistant for the company over 10 years ago, and has spent the past six years away gaining valuable industry experience in a training and management role for…
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May- 2016 -27 May
Bruce Cleaver named CEO of De Beers Group
De Beers Group as announced the appointment of Bruce Cleaver as CEO, following Philippe Mellier’s decision to step down from the role after five years with the company. Cleaver – who will begin his role on 1 July – serviced as De Beers’ executive director and was responsible for strategy…
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23 May
Steven Stone Jewellers appoints new director
Steven Stone Jewellers has appointed Max Stone as director of the family-owned business. Stone, who represents the third generation of the family-owned company, will oversee the company’s Hale showroom in Cheshire, with the firm’s Palm Beach showroom operated by his father, Steven Stone, and its London showroom run by Max’s…
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20 May
Goldsmiths’ Company appoints Boodles MD as prime warden
The Goldsmiths’ Company has appointed Michael Wainwright – managing director of luxury jewellery retailer Boodles – as its new prime warden. He was inaugurated to the role on Wednesday, 18 May, at the annual prime warden’s changeover service at London’s St Vedast. Wainwright has described himself as “passionately commercial” and…
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Apr- 2016 -13 April
New CEO appointed to National Pawnbrokers Association
The NPA has announced the appointment of a new chief executive to succeed Ray Perry, the current CEO, in June of this year. Stu McInroy joins from the Bookmakers’ Committee where he was general secretary for the statutory body parented by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the last seven years. He has…
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Mar- 2016 -21 March
Gem-A appoints Alan Hart as CEO
The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the appointment of Alan Hart as the association’s new CEO. A former member of the Gem-A Council, Hart is currently head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Natural History Museum, London. With a wealth of experience in the gem and mineral…
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Jan- 2016 -20 January
NAJ to propose Simon Johnson as chairman
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) says its current vice-chairman and co-owner of retail jeweller Marmalade, Simon Johnson, will be proposed as its new chairman at the next annual general meeting. At the association’s first meeting of 2016 – held on 14 January at the Birmingham Assay Office – current NAJ…
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13 January
Goldsmiths’ Company appoints David Reddaway as new clerk
The Goldsmiths’ Company has announced the appointment of David Reddaway as its new clerk, effective from January 15 2016. Reddaway succeeds Dick Melly who, after 11 years at the helm of the company, is now retiring. He joins the company from a second career as a non-executive director at Beko;…
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