Luxurious family-owned jewellers Laings has promoted Serena Gough to its UK board.
Gough has been part of the Scottish headquartered enterprise since 2019 and heads up Laings Providers and Laings Bespoke departments spanning every of the six showrooms positioned throughout the UK.
Laings mentioned that the transfer comes as the corporate additional strengthens its management staff to “drive progress as a part of its wider programme of funding into bringing craftsmanship to the forefront of the enterprise”.
Her appointment to the board is available in recognition of her “important contribution” to the enterprise and her “ardour, data and understanding” of the jewelry and luxurious watch business.
Gough’s new function comes amid Laings unveiling a set of workshops throughout the property, the upcoming opening of a brand new residence in Glasgow and an expansive relocated showroom in Southampton.
Laings can also be introducing new apprenticeships throughout the enterprise, rising alternatives within the UK.
A wider recruitment programme to nominate specialists into numerous roles together with watchmakers, goldsmiths, designers and apprentices will happen all through the approaching years, in keeping with the enterprise funding of its workshops.
Gough mentioned: “The transformation and progress in our Providers and Bespoke enterprise lately achieved by rising our staff of extremely expert watchmakers and goldsmiths, reveals how dedicated Laings is to additional our integrity to our shoppers and embracing our duty to coach and enhance our business.
“Loads of time has handed since Laings was based in 1840, when the corporate was very a lot a jeweller based mostly on the talents of clockmaking, watchmaking and goldsmithing. I’m wanting ahead to the opening of our state-of-the-art workshops, new incredible showrooms and amenities, and for us to return to the unique Laings imaginative and prescient of what a jeweller is at its roots, with craftsmanship and expertise within the limelight. For our groups to have the ability to share this with our shoppers and us take possession of the standard synonymous with our model is actually a privilege to be part of.”
She added: “I sit up for persevering with to work alongside our extremely proficient staff in my new function, with a shared love for ability and studying, we’re all targeted on delivering excellence in each the jewelry we create and companies we offer while inspiring and nurturing the subsequent technology of expertise to develop inside our business.”
Stuart McDowell, managing director at Laings, concluded: “Serena has been an incredible asset to Laings for over 4 years, working as an integral a part of the enlargement of our Providers and Bespoke departments and the event of our workshops. We’re thrilled to welcome Serena to our UK board of administrators and we’re wanting ahead to her specializing in her roots in watchmaking and bringing her intensive data and expertise to her new function.”
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