Gordon Hamme
Chairman
Gordon Hamme has been in the jewellery trade since he left school in 1974. From
that time
he worked in jewellery retail companies and later ran his own jewellery
manufacturing and retailing company. In 1984 he and his wife started Exchange
Findings which grew to
become a significant player in the precious metals findings
(components), bullion products and tools & machinery supply business. Through
this company they became knowledgable about silversmithing and the people in the
industry. By the time of its sale to a FTSE 100 company (Cookson PLC),
Exchange Findings had achieved £11 million turnover and
employed 35 staff on three sites in London and Birmingham and had become a UK wide distribution company.
Gordon
worked for Cookson Precious Metals from 1996-1999 as a markets, products and
companies analyst and was instrumental in new projects and company acquisitions.
From 1999 Gordon developed and sold a computer training company and later
started
J-dex.com a global internet portal for the jewellery and allied industries.
From 2001
J-dex magazine has been published monthly to highlight jewellery and
silversmithing issues
to the industry. In 2008 he rebranded the magazine as 'The
Goldsmith' which has become a
leading commentator on the jewellery, watch and
silversmithing industries.
In 2007 Gordon, Brett Payne and Judy Head founded British Silver Week delivering
24 exhibitions of contemporary silversmithing across the UK. |
