Appointments
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Jun- 2022 -7 June
Birmingham Assay Office elects new Guardians
The Birmingham Assay Office has announced the election of four new Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate. They are Carla Goodfellow, Petro Nicolaides, Rachel Eade and Charles Barwell. The role of ‘Guardian of the Standard of Wrought Plate in Birmingham’ was defined within the 1773 Act of Parliament that…
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Mar- 2022 -25 March
WFDB appoints executive director of Get-Diamonds
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that Eyal Shirazy has been appointed executive director of Get-Diamonds, its global B2B trading platform for polished diamonds. Before entering the diamond industry, Shirazy held a number of management positions in the digital world. For the past decade, he served as…
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22 March
Pure London appoints head of jewellery to support growth
Pure London, the UK’s trade fashion buying event, has announced the appointment of Andrew Martyniuk as Head of Jewellery to support the growth of its newly created Pure Jewel space. Martyniuk has years of experience in the jewellery industry and he will be a “key driver” in developing the jewellery…
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Feb- 2022 -10 February
Petra Diamonds appoints independent non-executive director
Petra Diamonds Limited has appointed Jon Dudas as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective 1 March 2022. Dudas is currently chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, which he joined in 2020. Prior to this, he was an independent non-executive director and chairman of the National Atomic Company…
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Aug- 2021 -19 August
Lucy Quartermaine appoints new head of retail
Lucy Quartermaine, a contemporary jewellery brand, has announced the appointment of Louise Coleman as head of retail. The eponymous jewellery brand said the appointment follows a recent “overwhelming demand” for its silver jewellery collections. Coleman will be based in the South of England and will be responsible for all of…
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Jun- 2021 -29 June
Opsydia names Jonathan Kendall as non-exec director
Opsydia, the diamond security group, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kendall to the group’s non-executive board of directors. In the new role, which is set to commence immediately, Kendall will be tasked with contributing towards the firm’s international strategy, as well as advocating for Opsydia’s solutions and its commercial…
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May- 2021 -7 May
Birmingham Assay Office appoints new wardens
Birmingham Assay Office has announced the appointment of two new wardens, Russell Jeans, founder and CEO of Sefton and Associates, and Andrew Lee, senior board executive, following the retirement of long-standing wardens, Tim Clay and John Wood. Jeans is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a…
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5 May
Goldsmiths’ Company London Assay Office deputy warden to retire
The Goldsmiths’ Company has announced that Robert Organ, deputy warden at the London Assay Office (LAO), is set to retire from his role. Commencing his Goldsmiths’ career in 2000 as superintendent assayer of the LAO, Organ took his current position in 2006. By the time of his retirement in October,…
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Apr- 2021 -20 April
Gembridge appoints Chinese ambassador
Gembridge has announced the appointment of Chen Shen, a specialist in Colombian emeralds and a board member of the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) to expand its business in China. Shen will join a network of Gembridge industry ambassadors in the United States, Europe, South America, the Middle East and…
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16 April
The Alkemistry launches female apprenticeship scheme
The Alkemistry, an independent fine jeweller, has launched an apprentice training scheme for female jewellery designers. The year-long programme will provide apprentices with both practical skills and personal development to kick start their career in jewellery design. Three female employees have been selected for the scheme, which is intended to…
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