Letitia Chow’s path in the jewellery industry began in 1980 as the executive-in-charge of the De Beers Diamond Promotion Service in Southeast Asia. 

Her passion for promoting the growth and development of the sector in the region led her to co-found one of the jewellery industry’s first professional B2B publications, Jewellery News Asia (JNA), with veteran journalist Peter Brindisi in 1983. 

JNA became one of the largest and most influential jewellery industry magazines in the market, and four decades later, it remains a valuable and trusted resource for the community. 

Chow’s endeavours went beyond publishing. As the director of Business Development and Publishing for UBM Asia’s Jewellery Group (now Informa Markets Jewellery), she launched the JNA Awards 12 years ago. 

In 2021, the awards programme underwent a rebranding to become the Jewellery World Awards (JWA) to reflect its expanded scope and commitment to recognising outstanding achievements and leadership in the international jewellery sector. That same year, its first regional edition, JWA Dubai, was also launched.

For more information about the “Extraordinary 40” Awards, visit jwawards.com.

As part of its 40^th anniversary content programme, JNA is casting the spotlight on the “Extraordinary 40” Awardees with special online features covering the highlights of their careers and the valuable lessons they have learned along the way. Click here to view the “Meet the Extraordinary 40” series from May to September, with new profiles published every week.