British Jewellers' Association

Who's Who

The British Jewellers' Association is run by a Chief Executive and a permanent secretariat, responsible to the BJA National Committee.  There are 10 elected members of the committee who serve for a two year period.  Under normal circumstances five members retire each year but can offer themselves for re-election by Members at the Annual General Meeting.  In addition there are three Officers, The Chairman, Vice Chairman and Deputy (Immediate Past) Chairman who normally serve for a two year period.  The Chairman of any trade section or sub-committee is an ex-officio member of the National Committee.

Any member interested in serving on the National Committee is invited to speak with the Chief Executive, as vacancies do occur from time to time in between annual elections.

n.b. To avoid our e-mail addresses being automatically retrieved by spam software we do not publish them in public areas of the website but our e-mail convention is forename.surname@bja.org.uk .

Holly Anne Burnett

Membership Recruitment and Retention Administrator

Tel: 44 (0) 121 237 1144 Holly is responsible for membership recruitment and retention.

The BJA Team

Simon Rainer

Chief Executive

Tel: +44 (0) 121 237 1111 Simon is the principal spokesman for the BJA and takes overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Association, the National Committee and liaison with industry bodies and Government departments.

Lindsey Straughton

Manager, PR, Marketing & Exports

Tel: +44 (0) 121 237 1112 Lindsey co-ordinates the PR and marketing activities for the association.

Diane Thomas

Membership Manager - Administration

Tel: +44 (0) 121 237 1109 Diane is responsible for all membership matters and the general administrative co-ordination of the BJA.

Katie French

Website and Information Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 121 237 1108 Katie is responsible for updating all areas of the BJA website.

The National Committee - Officers

Mike Hughes

Chairman

Jewelcast Ltd. Tel: 0121 212 1372

Gary Williams

Vice Chairman

Jewellery Trade Advisor Tel: 07809 457 646

Barrie Dobson

Deputy Chairman

International Bullion & Metal Brokers Tel: 020 7025 2500

The National Committee - Elected 2011 - 2013

Barry Bennet

Gecko Trading Ltd

Gecko Trading Ltd Tel: 020 7534 3211

Nick Kasler

National Committee Member

Alfred Terry Ltd Tel: 020 8446 9319

RIchard Haruni

National Committee Member

International Gemstones Ltd Tel: 020 7242 3748

Vanessa Burkitt

National Committee Member

Catherine Jones Jewellery Ltd. Tel: 01223 361 596

The National Committee - Elected 2010 - 2012

Alex Bassalian

National Committee Member

Bass Premier Co Tel: 020 7242 2278

Cindy Dennis Mangan

National Committee Member

Dennis & Lavery Tel: 01273 204 886

Helen O'Neill

National Committee Member

The PMC Studio Ltd Tel: 01494 774 428

Jason Holt

National Committee Member

R Holt & Co Ltd Tel: 020 7405 5286

The National Committee - Co-opted

Martyn Pugh

National Committee Member

Designer Silversmith Tel: 01527 502 513

Sarah Jordon

National Committee Member

Sarah Jordon Ltd Tel: 01239 654500

David Doyle

National Committee Member

Jewellery Brokers Tel: 0121 236 7545