NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's
(NYSE: BID) is pleased to announce the appointment of Valentino D. Carlotti as Executive Vice
President and Global Head of Business Development. Mr.
Carlotti will join Sotheby's on October
30th after more than two decades at Goldman
Sachs. A senior partner at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Carlotti most
recently served as the Global Business Partner for the Investment
Banking and Merchant Banking Divisions. Mr. Carlotti will be
based in New York and report to
Tad Smith, the Company's Chief
Executive Officer.
"We are delighted that Val will bring his extensive
international experience developing and implementing client
management and salesforce strategies to Sotheby's," said
Tad Smith, Sotheby's CEO. "He
has built a reputation as someone committed to developing,
mentoring and motivating his colleagues and will be a great
addition to our senior leadership team."
Mr. Carlotti joins Sotheby's after a distinguished career at
Goldman Sachs. Prior to his role as Global Business Partner
for the Investment Banking and Merchant Banking Divisions,
beginning his career in investment banking, Mr. Carlotti held
various senior positions within the company including: president of
the Goldman Sachs Brazil Bank in Sao
Paulo, global head of the Securities Division Institutional
Client Group, a member of the Securities Division management team
and an institutional salesperson in the Equities Division. Mr.
Carlotti joined Goldman Sachs in 1994, was named managing director
in 2001, and partner in 2006.
Mr. Carlotti commented, "I am thrilled to join Tad and the
entire Sotheby's team. The opportunity to be part of a
storied brand and focus on client coverage with content I am
passionate about was a unique and incredibly exciting one for
me."
Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman of
Sotheby's Fine Art Division added, "It's exciting to see Sotheby's
attracting top talent from across different industries. Val
brings tremendous experience and a valuable perspective to
Sotheby's and I am very much looking forward to working with
him."
As a dedicated philanthropist and collector himself, Mr.
Carlotti is actively involved in numerous philanthropic
organizations dedicated to education, youth development and the
arts. He currently serves as a Trustee on the boards of
Carnegie Hall, The Guggenheim Museum, American Ballet Theatre, Jazz
at Lincoln Center, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Pennsylvania
Academy for The Fine Arts, Guild Hall, Management Leadership for
Tomorrow (MLT), and The Boys' Club of New York, and as a member of the executive
committee of several of these.
Mr. Carlotti received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
About Sotheby's
Sotheby's has been uniting collectors
with world-class works of art since 1744. Sotheby's became the
first international auction house when it expanded from
London to New York (1955), the first to 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,
London, Hong Kong and Paris, and Sotheby's BidNow program allows
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
countries and is the oldest company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (BID).
New York | +1 212 606 7176 |
Lauren Gioia |
Lauren.Gioia@Sothebys.com | Dan
Abernethy | Dan.Abernethy@Sothebys.com
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