The British Allied Trades Federation (BATF) and the Nationwide Affiliation of Jewellers (NAJ) have appointed a brand new CEO, president, chair, board administrators and Nationwide Committee members throughout each organisations.
Throughout their annual common conferences which befell on 6 June 2024, on the Tower of London, professionals representing all of the federated commerce associations, together with The Giftware Affiliation, the Floor Engineering Affiliation, the British Travelgoods and Equipment Affiliation and the Jewelry Distributors Affiliation attended for the AGM, along with a contingent from the NAJ that hosted its personal AGM on the identical time.
Tom Jones has been appointed as BATF’s new chief government officer, efficient instantly. Jones beforehand held an analogous place on the Aluminium Federation, the place he served for greater than six years, along with a board director position on the UK Metals Council.
In the meantime, outgoing BATF president Henrik Skouby formally handed over duties to Gert Schyberg, the founder and managing director of Sebnini Buying and selling Ltd.
As the brand new BATF president, Schyberg will draw upon 15 years of expertise on the Giftware Affiliation’s Nationwide Committee {and professional} experience in finance, procurement manufacturing, technique and administration to uplift the federation and guarantee its continued success in tumultuous instances.
Schyberg may even work alongside Henrik in his new position as deputy president till 2026.
To shut proceedings, the BATF named three additions to its board of administrators, together with Nationwide Affiliation of Jewellers representatives Harriet Kelsall and Heather Callaway, who’ve each served as chair of the affiliation in earlier years, and John Taylor, managing director of Floor Engineering Affiliation (SEA) member enterprise, Schloetter Co Ltd.
In the course of the NAJ AGM, President Gary Wroe formally handed the reins of chair to Adam Jacobs, who had beforehand served as vice chair of the Affiliation since 2022.
He now formally takes over duties from outgoing chair Callaway. Because the joint-owner of Studying-based impartial household enterprise, Jacobs the Jewellers, Adam Jacobs has been an NAJ volunteer since 2016, initially stepping in to introduce a advertising and marketing and promotions sub-group earlier than being invited to hitch the Nationwide Committee in 2020.
He additionally serves as chair of R.E.D.A., Studying’s Financial system + Vacation spot Company, and is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Firm of Goldsmiths.
Moreover, The NAJ additionally introduced new additions to its Nationwide Committee on the occasion, together with Alexia Taylor, a passionate advocate for the NAJ’s Institute of Registered Valuers and a director at Walsh Bros. Jewellers in Tunbridge Wells, and Peter Wong, managing director at Wongs Jewellers in Liverpool and a member of the NAJ’s JET Enterprise Community.
Jones stated: “It is a nice time to be becoming a member of the BATF as CEO. The AGM was an important alternative to community with members and meet representatives of every of the federated commerce associations, who I sit up for working intently with sooner or later. My objective now could be to dive into Federation enterprise and see what might be achieved to strengthen its remit and future-proof our actions.”
Talking on the milestone yr, Homosexual Penfold stated: “That is an thrilling time for The Benevolent Society as we rejoice 100 years and hundreds of beneficiaries who’ve navigated onerous instances with the help of their buddies and colleagues on this nice commerce. This yr’s BATF AGM and dinner on the Tower of London was an exquisite event and an ideal alternative to meet up with outdated buddies and make new connections.”