Appointments

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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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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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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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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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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Dix Noonan Webb enters jewellery market with Bonhams hires

International coins and medals specialists Dix Noonan Webb is entering the jewellery market with two Bonhams hires briefed to launch a new jewellery department. The new division will open for business on 11 November 2015, headed up by Frances Noble (assisted by Laura Smith), both of whom join from Bonhams. The new…

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Gem-A names Nick Jones interim CEO

After several months without a chief executive, the Council of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has appointed Nick Jones as interim CEO. A retired chartered accountant, Jones’s role as interim CEO is to manage the association, and advise the council on the future structure of the association. In a…

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Bonhams appoints new international jewellery director

Auction house Bonhams has appointed of Daniel Struyf as its international jewellery director.  Struyf’s role will see him working directly with Bonhams’ global CEO and global head of jewellery, Matthew Girling, with one of his key tasks to further expand the company’s market share in the jewellery sector. He will…

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WFDB appoints Louise Prior to executive director

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that it has appointed Louise Prior to the newly created position of executive director.  Formerly a senior executive at De Beers, where she was responsible for strategic development and implementation and management of global sightholder services, Prior will take responsibility of…

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Clogau appointed exclusive distributor of Endless Jewelry in UK and Ireland

Welsh jewellery brand Clogau has been appointed exclusive distributor for Endless Jewelry in the UK and Ireland. Endless is the fastest-growing new jewellery brand worldwide, and in less than two years its range of leather bracelets and charms has entered 24 markets on four continents. Ben Roberts, managing director of Clogau, said: “At Clogau…

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