UK Jewelry Group Names Permanent CEO

RAPAPORT... The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) has appointed TerryBoot as its new CEO, it said Tuesday. Boot (pictured), previously the UK group's head of finance and businessoperations, has been acting as interim CEO since August, after the departure of10-year company veteran Willie Hamilton. "I stated at the AGM in August that our main businessobjective is to ensure we are putting the focus firmly on our members andsuppliers to deliver maximum benefit back to them," said Michael Aldridge,chairman of CMJ. "Myself and the board are greatly encouraged by theachievements Terry has already accomplished toward those goals." CMJ is a network of 160 jewelers operating more than 400 stores across the UK and Ireland. Since taking on the position of interim CEO, Boot has overseenthe sale of Facets PR, one of CMJ's subsidiary companies. His permanent tenurewill begin in February.