Marilynne Paspaley AM - Family Business Network Asia

Marilynne Paspaley AM
An Australian success story.
A family-owned company with a heritage of over 75 years in the South Sea pearling industry.
The world’s leading pearl producer and internationally renowned as world’s largest source of the
finest quality and most beautiful pearls.
The Paspaley Story
Pearling Pioneers
A family-owned and run company with a heritage of
over 75 years and three generations, in the Australian
South Sea pearling industry.
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Internationally renowned as the world’s leading
producer and wholesaler of the finest quality pearls.
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One of the world’s only fully vertically integrated
pearling operations encompassing pearl production,
wholesale, jewellery design, manufacture and luxury
retail.
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Paspaley’s success is a result of decades of dedication,
investment and innovation.
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Superior quality is the hallmark of Paspaley in every
area of the business.
World Leader in Pearl Cultivation
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Paspaley is the world’s leading South Sea pearl producer, unrivalled in sophistication and size.
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Paspaley pioneered pearl cultivating methods and systems that have enabled the South Sea pearl to be produced to the
superior quality available in the world today and have been widely adopted as the industry standard.
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South Sea pearls are one of Australia’s largest primary industry exports by value.
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Paspaley operates approximately 20 pearl farms dotted along more than 2,500 kilometres of the remote, pristine coastline
of north western Australia, an area equivalent to the distance from London to Moscow – and prized for its pristine natural
beauty.
Genuine Australian Provenance
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Renowned for their incomparable natural colour and lustre, all Paspaley South Sea pearls are grown in the beautifully
pristine, unspoilt and remote Australian northern waters.
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Environmental responsibility is a cornerstone of Paspaley’s pearling practices with its pearl farms designed and proven to
leave a zero environmental impact.
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Sustainable management and preservation of the precious natural resource of Australia’s wild pearl oyster and its habitat are
essential in protecting this rare and remarkable gem for future generations.
Paspaley collaborates with internationally renowned designers to create
exclusive one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces and couture collections and
also has its own jewellery atelier based in Australia.
Internationally renowned as the world’s largest source of the finest quality
pearls, Paspaley selects only the best quality pearls from each harvest
for its own jewellery collections.
Paspaley jewellery collections range from the affordable to highly exclusive pieces in excess of USD
$1million. A strand of Paspaley pearls sold by Sotheby’s New York for a record auction price of
US$2m.
Paspaley jewellery collections include the world’s finest selection of pearl strands and one-of-a-kind
statement pieces, as well as a range of classic and fine pearl jewelry.
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The exceptional quality of Paspaley South Sea pearls has made the name
internationally synonymous with the finest and most beautiful pearls in the
world.
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Paspaley Pearls have become the choice of adornment for numerous
international celebrities on the red carpet and in the world’s leading
magazines.
The Paspaley Group
Wholesale
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Built over 50 years, Paspaley is the world’s leading South
Sea pearl wholesaler.
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The global South Sea pearl industry has a retail value of US
$750m with the majority of these pearls sourced from
Paspaley farms.
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Paspaley is proud to supply South Sea pearls to the world’s
consummate pearl connoisseurs and leading jewellery
houses such as Tiffany, Mikimoto, Cartier, Harry Winston,
Moussaieff, David Yurman and a recent venture into
Mainland China.
Aviation
With over 45 years of continuous operating history, Pearl
Aviation is among the most experienced aviation service
providers in Northern Australia.
With sister companies AeroRescue and AeroPearl, it has
operated large civil contracts on behalf of local and federal
governments, the Australian Department of Defence and
several international agencies.
Property
Paspaley has established an enviable property portfolio
including rural and commercial sites such a cattle stations,
wineries, a destination flagship boutique in Sydney as well as
a unique property on Wall St, New York.
Retail
A retail portfolio of ten boutiques including a flagship
boutique in Sydney and three additional boutiques in
Australia, two in Hong Kong, three in Dubai and one in
Abu Dhabi, forming sound foundations for international
expansion into key cities.
Marilynne Paspaley AM
Marilynne Paspaley AM