NAJ Welcomes Two New Team Members and Says Farewell to Garry Lane

16 Sep 2021

The National Association of Jewellers will say goodbye to Commercial Manager Garry Lane on Friday and will next week welcome two new members to the team.

Adam Cook and Rushana Miller will join the Association’s Marketing team next week to help deliver the Association’s new strategy, which is in its final stages of development.

In addition, a selection of existing team members will also review responsibilities to make sure the team is best placed to serve the membership.

View the NAJ Team

Gary Wroe NAJ Chair commented,

“We want to wish Garry the very best for the future and we thank him for his efforts since he joined us. The National Committee also looks forward to welcoming Adam and Rushana to the team.

“This is an ideal moment with new people joining the team for us to do a mini reshuffle of roles in order to ensure that we are fully fit for purpose as the trade comes out of the Pandemic and we initiate work on our new strategic plan.”

Adam Cook joins the NAJ as Marketing Officer with expertise in video and campaign planning, whilst Rushana Miller, a third year journalism student at Birmingham City University joins as Communications Assistant. Both Adam and Rushana will work under Ben Massey, Director of Marketing to further modernise how the Association communicates with its members.

David Doyle NAJ President added,

“As we continue to see our Membership expand, and we increase and improve the range of services that we offer to add value to our trade members, it has become apparent that we need to increase the size of our internal team a little to ensure we stay on top of everything.

“It’s a vibrant time for the Association and following our very successful inaugural NAJ Summit we are now planning for 2022 and beyond. Exciting times lie ahead for us and our Membership.”

Garry Lane, Commercial Manager will leave the NAJ team on Friday 17th September after joining the Association in the Summer of 2019.

In his time Garry has helped a number of members get the most out of their membership, including a number of suppliers who attended the Supplier Showcase at the NAJ Summit last week.

Whilst the Association won’t be replacing Garry’s role immediately, some of his responsibilities will be picked up by other members in order to focus on the Strategic objectives set out by the NAJ National Committee.

The Committee are expected to announce the strategy this Autumn which focuses on Standards, Community, Protection and Sustainability, under the values of Honesty, Integrity and Professionalism that all stakeholders in the Association are bound by.

View the NAJ Team

Source: The NAJ