RAPAPORT... Hearts on Fire has appointed Barbara Ng as head of product management, a newly created position at the jewelry brand.Ng was most recently president of the total jewelry solutions department at Hearts on Fire parent company Chow Tai Fook. She has also led supply chain and manufacturing operations for various multinational companies in Hong Kong, Hearts on Fire said Wednesday.In her new role, Ng will lead Hearts on Fire's end-to-end supply-chain organization and oversee product planning and development functions. She will also be in charge of demand planning, fulfillment, distribution and logistics, and will partner with regional teams to ensure smooth product flows to a multichannel retail and wholesale network, the company explained."With [Ng's] extensive experience, I'm confident she will elevate our global supply chain to be ever more connected and agile so we can best meet customer needs," said Hearts on Fire global president Rita Maltez. Ng will report directly to Maltez.Image: Barbara Ng. (Hearts on Fire)