{"id":61848,"date":"2022-02-23T07:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=87219"},"modified":"2022-02-23T07:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:41:21","slug":"jewellery-world-awards-honours-industry-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/jewellery-world-awards-honours-industry-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewellery World Awards honours industry leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
DUBAI, UAE –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 23 February 2022 –\u00a0The Jewellery World Awards (JWA) unveiled the Recipients during a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai\u00a0(JGT Dubai). Organised by Informa Markets Jewellery (IMJ), JWA is the only business awards programme for the international jewellery industry covering the whole supply chain from mines to market.<\/a><\/p>\n Navrattan Kothari (fourth from right) Recipient of JWA 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n Letitia Chow, chairperson and founder of JWA at IMJ remarked, \u201cThe jewellery industry has once again demonstrated its resilience and ability to adapt with what we witnessed at this year\u2019s JWA. With the achievements and success stories shared by the recipients, we are inspired by their vision, innovative approach and thirst for excellence to move forward even in times of adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n The evening\u2019s highest accolade was given to Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Navrattan Kothari, who has shown compassionate and driven leadership in the past six decades. Aside from transforming his family business into a global conglomerate, he has also been dedicated to supporting the local communities where KGK Group operates in.<\/p>\n The Recipients are:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n James Courage, one of the principal judges of JWA said, \u201cJudging from the participants\u2019 responses and initiatives, one can say that the industry continues to push the boundaries in order to safeguard the welfare of its employees and satisfy its customers \u2014 even in the harshest conditions. Their ability to innovate, adapt and meet the market\u2019s needs is testament to our Honourees\u2019 resilience, passion, drive and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n Albert Cheng, also a principal judge added, \u201cIn the past 18 months, all our Honourees showcased resiliency, flexibility and rapid digitisation to battle the negative effects of COVID-19. On behalf of the judging panel, I salute all Recipients who have succeeded in these unprecedented times.\u201d<\/p>\n Kent Wong, Managing Director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (CTF), said, \u201cWe are honoured and proud to be a Headline Partner of JWA for 10 straight years. We look forward to collaborating with our peers and driving the industry towards more milestones and achievements in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Lin Qiang, President & Managing Director of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), who also is one of the judges noted, \u201cThe global jewellery industry is clearly recovering from the effects of the pandemic. The Chinese diamond business, for one, had a robust rebound. Such growth largely results from the unremitting efforts made by our colleagues in the industry. JWA continues to serve its purpose as a stage for celebrating these achievements and more.\u201d<\/p>\n JWA is supported by Headline Partners CTF and SDE, and Honoured Partners KGK Group and Guangdong GD Land Group Limited. JGT Dubai<\/a>, jointly organised by IMJ and the Italian Exhibition Group, is supported by official partner, DMCC.<\/p>\n\n
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