Leaders are not always born; sometimes they are self-made through stellar qualities – hard work, perseverance, dedication and the will to succeed. That, in a nutshell, defines COLIN SHAH, the newly elected chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India, and the founder and managing director of Kama Schachter, one of Asia’s largest manufacturers and exporters of diamonds and diamond jewellery.