JNA Awards 2020 - Jewellery Industry Best Practices

34 JNA AWARDS • 2020 Judging Panel ALBERT CHENG CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association Albert Cheng joined the World Gold Council (WGC) in 1993 as Regional Manager, becomingManaging Director of Far East in 2003. He retired from the post in 2015 and was appointed Advisor to WGC since then. He was also appointed honorary CEO of Singapore Bullion Market Association in the same year and continues to serve on the panel of the 18 International Advisors to the Shanghai Gold Exchange since its inception in 2002. Albert’s marketing career began with Dentsu Young & Rubicam in Hong Kong, then moved on to gold marketing when he joined the Royal Canadian Mint as Regional Manager for Hong Kong / Southeast Asia. He is also the International Advisor of Shanghai Gold Exchange. JAMES COURAGE Former Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Guild International James Courage is currently a consultant to the jewellery industry, having retired from his roles as Chairman of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Guild International (PGI). At PGI, he was responsible for the organisation’s global jewellery programmes, including setting up the platinum jewellery development programmes in China and India. James previously worked for De Beers in Hong Kong where he set up their Consumer Marketing Division’s East Asian regional office. Before that, he ran large-scale marketing programmes in the United States, Canada, East Asia, South Africa and in a number of major European markets. LIN QIANG President and Managing Director, Shanghai Diamond Exchange Lin Qiang was a pioneer in the establishment of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE) and has been the bourse’s President and Managing Director since 2000. He has devoted his career to the management of the only official diamond trading platform in mainland China and implementing effective governmental policies for the country’s diamond industry.