The board of governors of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has appointed François Delage as its latest member on January 25, 2024.
Delage brings a wealth of expertise in international luxurious, style and jewelry retail garnered over a greater than three-decade worldwide profession.
Delage has greater than 35 years of world expertise within the luxurious sector as a CEO and operational chief with a powerful buyer and advertising focus, primarily in luxurious, style and jewelry retailing.
Most lately, Delage was the CEO of actual property enterprise Barnes Worldwide. He was beforehand CEO of Adorisa Group, a wonderful jewelry enterprise.
Earlier than that, he was CEO of De Beers’ Forevermark diamond model and, from 2009 till 2020, CEO of De Beers Jewellers, primarily based in London.
He started his profession at Louis Vuitton within the finance division and was named finance director for EMEA in 1995.
In 1999, he grew to become basic supervisor for LVMH style manufacturers primarily based in Guam and, in 2001, president of Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific, primarily based in Hong Kong. Delage holds a enterprise diploma in Administration and Finance from the European Enterprise Faculty.
The GIA board of governors provide their “distinctive” views primarily based on their skilled expertise in retail, analysis, training, finance, regulation, manufacturing and different areas.
Delage mentioned: “I’m happy and honoured to hitch the GIA Board of Governors, and I look ahead to working with the opposite Governors and GIA administration to advance the Institute’s essential mission and assist safe its continued success nicely into the longer term.”
Lisa Locklear, chair of the GIA board of governors, added: “To maintain advancing our shopper safety mission, GIA works to grasp what gem and jewelry shoppers in international markets need and what they should believe of their purchases. Together with his broad worldwide expertise and deep understanding of luxurious and jewelry markets and shoppers, François Delage is an excellent addition to the board.”
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