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DPA Marketing Chief Morrison to Leave in May
Mar 10, 2016 8:19 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Sally Morrison, managing director of marketing for the
Diamond Producers Association (DPA), will leave the organization in May to
“pursue another professional opportunity.”
Michael Pace, the former head of global marketing at the
World Gold Council, will become interim managing director of marketing at the
end of March to “ensure continuity of momentum,” until a permanent replacement
for Morrison is found, DPA member De Beers said in a statement March 10.
Pace will report to DPA
chief executive officer Jean-Marc Lieberherr and will work alongside David
Lamb, a former managing director of the World Gold Council, who is providing
strategic marketing support to the organization.
“I am very grateful to
Sally for her significant contribution to the marketing direction of the DPA,
and would like to wish her every success for the future,” Lieberherr said in
the statement.
“In Michael and David, we
have two outstanding marketers, who will work with the board and me to achieve
the goals we’ve set for the DPA. We look forward to sharing with the trade an
update on our marketing plans at the upcoming JCK show [in Las Vegas in June].”
The latest change at the
DPA comes after Lieberherr, the former head of diamonds at Rio Tinto, took over
as CEO in February. Stephen Lussier, executive vice president of marketing at De Beers and CEO
of the Forevermark brand, became chairman and Jim Pounds, executive vice-president
for diamonds at Dominion Diamond Corporation, joined as vice-chairman.
The DPA’s founding members
include ALROSA, De Beers, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Lucara Diamond
Corporation, Petra Diamonds and Gem Diamonds.
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Tags:
De Beers, Diamond Producers Association, Dpa, marketing, Michael Pace, Rapaport News, sally morrison, World Gold Council
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