Kristina Buckley Kayel

Kristina Buckley Kayel currently holds the position of Managing Director & CMO at the Natural Diamond Council, a role held since February 2019. Prior experience includes serving as Vice President of Marketing Communications at Van Cleef & Arpels from 2008 to 2018, and working as a Marketing Consultant at Bottega Veneta for a brief period in 2007. Kristina has also held the title of Marketing Director at Salvatore Ferragamo from 2003 to 2006 and was previously the Marketing & PR Manager at Baccarat from 2000 to 2003. Academic credentials include an MBA in Business Administration and Management from SDA Bocconi, executive education in Digital Business Strategy from Columbia Business School, and a Digital Leadership Executive Program from IMD. Kristina is also an Accredited Jewelry Professional from the Gemological Institute of America-New York and holds a BSc in Human Sciences from UCL.