Former NAJ president David Doyle dies at 64
David Doyle, former president of the Nationwide Affiliation of Jewellers (NAJ) and a highly-respected determine within the UK jewelry commerce for over 4 a long time, died on 8 February 2026 on the age of 64.
Doyle, who was born within the Midlands in 1962, lived with most cancers for 4 years. He started his profession within the Birmingham Jewelry Quarter at 17.
Following gross sales roles at Cadbury Schweppes and Avon, he returned to the sector as a producers’ agent earlier than establishing his wholesale enterprise, Jewelry Brokers, in 1986.
Doyle held quite a few management positions inside trade commerce our bodies. He joined the nationwide committee of the British Jewellers’ Affiliation in 1996 and later served as chairman of the Nationwide Affiliation of Jewellers (NAJ) in 2004.
He was appointed NAJ president in 2018, a job he held for 5 years.
His different skilled appointments included:
- Non-executive director of the British Jewelry Giftware and Ending Federation (1999–2016).
- Confederation of British Business consultant on the West Midlands Regional Council (2007–2011).
- President of the British Allied Commerce Federation (2008–2009).
- Commerce warden of the Birmingham Assay Workplace (2010–2019).
In his later years, Doyle targeted on charitable work. As vice chair of the British Jewelry and Giftware Federation Benevolent Society from 2008, he managed its fundraising occasions, together with the 2024 Benevolent Ball which raised £28,000.
He additionally based a devoted fundraising initiative for the Birmingham Kids’s Hospital’s most cancers division, with occasions in 2024 and 2025 elevating a mixed £204,000.
His contributions have been recognised with the NAJ Chairs Award in 2022 and the Lifetime Achievement Award on the UK Jewelry Awards in 2023. Doyle is survived by his spouse, Jan, and his kids, Sophie and Dan.
Gary Williams, NAJ president, mentioned: “David had an extremely optimistic affect on the jewelry commerce he liked. He was nicely revered by all who knew him and held within the highest esteem. David is not going to be forgotten and can all the time be significantly missed.”
Adam Jacobs, chair of the NAJ, added: “David’s huge contribution to the UK jewelry trade can’t be overestimated. By means of the British Jewellers Affiliation, to the Nationwide Affiliation of Goldsmiths and in the end the Nationwide Affiliation of Jewellers, he helped form a stronger sector by placing his hand up and wholeheartedly volunteering within the trade he liked.
“His dedication to charity was unimaginable, elevating a whole bunch of hundreds of kilos for The Benevolent Society and native Birmingham Most cancers Charities. His legacy, each enduring and endearing, is giant. On behalf of the NAJ, I share gratitude to his household for sharing him with us over time, and ship them our appreciation and heartfelt condolences.”
