Canadian Jewelry Group Seeks New Chief

RAPAPORT... Brian Land has left his position as executive director ofthe Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) after completing an 18-month contractwith the trade group. The CJA hired Land on a temporary basis in August 2017 tomanage its merger with Jewellers Vigilance Canada, which took effect in Octoberof last year. Carla Adams, a manager at CJA, will serve as interim directoruntil the organization finds a permanent successor, which it expects to do bymid-January. "The knowledge and skill [Land] brought to that [merger] wasof great assistance," said Marco Miserendino, chairman of the CJA board ofdirectors. "The successful completion of that assignment now enables both Brianand the association to determine and pursue their respective future directions." Image: Brian Land. (Brian Land/LinkedIn)