The Natural Diamond Council (erstwhile Diamond Producers Association) has appointed Gabrielle Grazi as its Vice President, Retail, effective June 1, 2020.

Grazi, who will report to Kristina Buckley Kayel, NDC’s Managing Director North America, comes to NDC after working with Signet Jewelers over the last seven years. She will be based in New Jersey.

“The vice president, retail, is a new NDC position in charge of establishing the NDC as the natural diamond authority among the trade audience within North America,” the organisation said outlining the new Vice President’s role. “In her position, Grazi will steer retailer strategy, ensuring strong trade activation and amplification around all content and marketing initiatives. In addition to advancing the e-learning and trade marketing activities, Gabrielle will provide leadership for key trade conferences and events and will centralise communication with all major trade organizations.”

“Gabrielle brings a wealth of experience and powerful insight from her last role, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our team,” said Buckley Kayel. “Her leadership will bring immense value not only to the NDC but to the collective industry as we work toward our common goals.”

Grazi commented: “I’m honoured to be joining the Natural Diamond Council at such an extraordinary time. I’m confident and excited about the mission and vision of NDC and Only Natural Diamonds and look forward to partnering with retailers to leverage our content, tools and resources to reassert the diamond dream in an impactful way directly with their customers.”