Katy Chen Appointed Executive Vice President of Graff USA

According to National Jeweler, Graff USA has named Katy Chen, who earned her MBA at Columbia Business School, as executive vice president. She joined on August 31 and reports directly to President and CEO Marc Hruschka, overseeing retail sales and operations at Graff's 11 US locations in New York, California, Florida, Chicago, Houston, and Las Vegas. Chen most recently spent a year as senior vice president of client engagement at Christian Dior Couture. Before that, she was head of client engagement in North America at Cartier for two years and spent 12 years at Tiffany & Co., where she became senior director for global client relations for high jewelry. Graff USA pointed to her "proven track record of building high-performing teams and driving sustainable growth" and said she'll help strengthen the brand's US retail presence and client experience. She also holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bryn Mawr College.