NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's (NYSE:
BID) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maarten ten Holder
as global Managing Director of the Company's new Luxury &
Lifestyle Division, uniting the categories of jewelry, watches,
wine, cars and experiences, as well as the relationship with
Sotheby's International Realty, under one senior executive. A
highly experienced member of Sotheby's senior management team,
Maarten will relocate to New York
from London, where he was most
recently Managing Director of Sotheby's operations in Europe, the Middle
East, India and
Africa. Prior to his post in
London, Maarten held leadership
positions at Sotheby's in New
York, Milan and
Amsterdam. His appointment is effective immediately.
"Our creation of a new division that unites these key areas
globally under Maarten's talented leadership is yet more progress
on Sotheby's strategy to serve clients and provide value for
shareholders," said Tad Smith Sotheby's CEO."
Maarten ten Holder added, "I am thrilled to step into this
crucial role leading the new Luxury & Lifestyle division. Each
of these businesses operates in a market even larger than the art market, and I am
excited to lead our strategic effort to fashion our talented teams
into a stronger foundation for Sotheby's growth."
Maarten ten Holder began his career at Sotheby's in Amsterdam. Early on, Maarten played an
integral role in many large-scale country house sales across
Europe and helped to organize
Sotheby's first auction in France
in 1999. He took on the role of Deputy Managing Director of
Sotheby's Italy in 2002, before
moving to New York in 2006 as
Managing Director of Sotheby's North & South America. During his tenure in
New York, and more recently in
London, Maarten oversaw some of
the most high profile auctions in recent memory, including the sale
of Edvard Munch's The
Scream, the collection of Mrs. Paul
Mellon, property from the personal collection of Deborah,
Duchess of Devonshire, and the personal collection of David
Bowie. Additionally, he was involved in numerous major sales of
jewelry including the collections of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman and Mrs. Estée Lauder &
Mrs. Evelyn H. Lauder, as well as
the recent $175 million
record-breaking sale of jewelry in Geneva. Maarten's involvement with car
auctions began in 2005 with Sotheby's landmark sale of cars and
related memorabilia at Ferrari's legendary premises in Maranello,
Italy. This past November, he was
an auctioneer for the RM Sotheby's sale of The Duemila
Ruote sale in Milan – the
largest automobile collection sale ever staged in Europe. An
accomplished auctioneer, Maarten regularly conducts sales in all of
Sotheby's major international selling locations in five different
languages.
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house when it expanded from London
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conduct sales in Hong Kong (1973),
India (1992) and France (2001), and the first international
fine art auction house in China
(2012). Today, Sotheby's presents auctions in 10 different
salesrooms, including New York,
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visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids from
anywhere in the world. Sotheby's offers collectors the resources of
Sotheby's Financial Services, the world's only full-service
art financing company, as well as the collection advisory services
of its subsidiary, Art Agency, Partners. Sotheby's
presents private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories,
including S|2, the gallery arm of Sotheby's Global Fine Art
Division, and two retail businesses, Sotheby's Diamonds and
Sotheby's Wine. Sotheby's has a global network of 80 offices in 40
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