Adrian Banks has been appointed by Gemfields Resources as its product director with a portfolio to look after the company’s rough supply chain, with attention to grading, quality assurance, trading and sales systems. He will also be responsible to be the customer interface for rough gemstone trading and sales.

Banks holds a decade of work experience with TanzaniteOne, explaining his forte with coloured gemstones. Gemfileds looks upon his experience as an important lead to move ahead in the high-end cut and polished colour gemstone market.