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Tracr today announced the appointment of Jillian Wolk as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 May 2026.
Jillian joins Tracr following senior leadership roles across the jewellery, luxury and technology sectors. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Growth & Strategic Initiatives at GIA, where she developed new services and drove diversified revenue, strengthened commercial strategy, and supported significant industry wide grading initiatives. Having worked closely with the Tracr team in her role at GIA, Jillian brings a deep understanding of Tracr and its mission.
Prior to GIA, Jillian held senior executive roles in the jewellery and technology industries, including Vice President of Business Operations at Swarovski U.S., where she oversaw multiple business lines and led major operational and brand initiatives across the Americas. Jillian’s background spans commercial leadership, legal and governance expertise, and technology‑enabled innovation, positioning her well to lead Tracr as it continues to develop trusted, scalable traceability solutions for the diamond industry.
Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President, Diamond Trading, De Beers Group, said: “Jillian brings a strong combination of industry knowledge, commercial leadership and strategic insight. Her insights across jewellery, technology and governance, together with her background working with Tracr, provide her with a wealth of valuable experience to lead the business into its next phase.”
Jillian Wolk said: “I am honoured to be joining Tracr and help shape its future as a vital storytelling tool for the diamond industry. With its leading technology platform and industry network, Tracr has an increasingly significant role to play in supporting trust, transparency and confidence across the diamond industry. I look forward to working with the team and industry partners as the platform continues to develop and scale.”
Jillian will be based in New York and will work closely with Tracr’s global team and stakeholder network. Jillian’s appointment follows the departure of Wesley Tucker, who stepped down as CEO of Tracr at the end of February 2026 after leading the business through its formative and scaling phases.
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Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining, marketing and retailing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with diamond mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of De Beers Group’s strategy as it develops a portfolio of offers that span the diamond value chain, including its jewellery houses, De Beers London and Forevermark, and other pioneering solutions such as diamond sourcing and traceability initiatives Tracr and GemFair. De Beers Group also provides leading services and technology to the diamond industry in the form of education and laboratory services and a wide range of diamond sorting, detection and classification technology services. De Beers Group is committed to ‘Building Forever,’ a holistic and integrated approach to sustainability that underpins our efforts to create meaningful impact for the people and places where our diamonds are discovered. Building Forever focuses on three key areas where, through collaborations and partnerships around the globe, we have an enhanced ability to drive positive impact; Livelihoods, Climate and Nature. De Beers Group is a member of the Anglo American plc group. For further information, visit www.debeersgroup.com.