From luxury boardrooms to sustainable mine sites, women are leading a quiet revolution in the diamond industry. As Women’s Day approaches, here are five powerhouse leaders transforming the field with innovation, ethics, and strategic brilliance. 🌍✨
👸 Nayla Hayek — CEO, Harry Winston
Modernized the brand post-Swatch Group acquisition
- Boosted women’s watch sales with the Emerald, Avenue & Midnight collections
- Created the Objects of Art line: jeweled bags, diamond binoculars, and clocks
- Plans to open a Harry Winston museum in NYC
🔑 Legacy + innovation = luxury redefined
🌿 Tigui Camara — CEO, Tigui Mining Group
West Africa’s youngest female mine owner
- Leads ethical sourcing in Guinea with fair labor + community housing projects
- Founded Women in Mining Guinea & active in global advocacy
🏆 Named one of Africa’s 100 most influential women
💪 Redefining what sustainable diamond mining looks like
💄 Sabina Belli — CEO, Pomellato
Took Pomellato global after joining in 2015
- Launched PomellatoForWomen, promoting gender equality
Uses 100% responsibly sourced gold + supports Amazon reforestation
🟡 One of the few female CEOs in luxury jewelry
📣 Advocates for inclusion, sustainability & female leadership
🔍 Eira Thomas — Chair, North Arrow Minerals
Co-founder of Lucara (Lesedi La Rona discovery)
- Led exploration at Diavik mine
- Succeeded her father as Chair of North Arrow in 2024
- Former exec at Suncor, Kaminak, Aber Diamond
🌎 A Canadian legend shaping future-focused mining
💎 Pooja Sheth Madhavan — CEO, Limelight Diamonds
India’s leader in lab-grown CVD diamonds
Built Limelight into India’s largest LGD luxury brand
- 10 flagship stores + 40 retail locations in 25+ cities
- Secured $1M funding & partnered with Emerald Jewel Industry
🌱 Making sustainable luxury mainstream
🧠 TL;DR
These women are leading global jewelry with ethics, innovation, and impact
- From natural to lab-grown, from legacy brands to startups
- The diamond industry’s future? Feminine, fearless, and forward-thinking