Appointments

Stella Layton named new Jewellery Quarter chairman

Stella Layton, the chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, has been named as the new chairman of the town’s Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT).  Layton succeeds David Mahony, managing director of PCPT Architects. The JQDT, formed in May 2011, is a community interest company that operates…

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Naomi Newton-Sherlock named director of Weston Beamor

Naomi Newton-Sherlock, who was promoted to the post of creative director at Domino in 2013, has been made a director of the brand’s sister company Weston Beamor.  Weston Beamor is the longest established of the three companies within WB The Creative Jewellery Group, having been founded just after World War…

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Holts Academy appoints new MD

  Holts Academy has appointed Anne Angell as its new managing director. Angell was previously head of operations for the firm, and has a background in education and jewellery. The firm said in a statement that she “specialises in employability, training and skills provision for enhanced performance and quality. These…

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Signet appoint first ever chief information officer

Signet Jewellers, parent company of H Samuel, Leslie Davis and Ernest Jones in the UK, has announced the appointment of Daniel Shull as its first chief information officer (CIO).  The appointment will be effective from January 5 and Signet hopes that the new role will improve its technology outreach and…

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Bering Time appoints Ian Latham new country manager

Danish brand Bering Time has appointed Ian Latham as its new UK country manager with immediate effect. Ian has been part of Bering’s UK team since the brand first launched into the UK two years ago, during which time the company has built a presence spanning some 400 shops. In a statement, Bering said: “With…

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Jewellery Focus introduces revamped mobile site

A new mobile and responsive site for JewelleryFocus.co.uk has been rolled out with immediate effect to cater for the growing number of mobile users engaging with the Jewellery Focus brand on a daily basis. The site is designed for simplicity of use and focuses on the latest news stories –…

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Signet CEO Michael Barnes resigns

Signet has announced that Michael Barnes has resigned from his position as CEO and from the board of directors, effective October 31, 2014. He is to be succeeded by current president and COO, Mark Light. Signet said it is also “reaffirming its financial guidance initiated in its second quarter earnings release on August…

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GIA appoints new senior vice president of global development

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the appointment of Anna Martin as the new senior vice president of global development.  Anna Martin joins GIA from Standard Chartered Bank where her previous role was managing director and head of global marketing, diamonds and jewellery. Building on a career of…

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Gem-A appoints Vivien Johnston as new ethics manager

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has appointed luxury ethical retailer and chair of the Jewellery Ethics Committee (JECUK), Vivien Johnston, as its new ethics and CSR manager.  The news follows the latest, ethics-focused World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) congress in Moscow with Gem-A taking the lead on corporate social…

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Tiffany CEO Michael Kowalski to retire in 2015

Tiffany & Co announced yesterday that its long-standing CEO, Michael Kowalski, will retire from the company at the end of March 2015, to be replaced by current president Frederic Cumenal. Kowalski, 62, joined Tiffany in 1983 and has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1995. He became CEO…

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