Julien Pradels has been named the brand new regional president of the Americas at Christie’s.
Pradels has held management positions throughout Christie’s international operation over 14 years, with tenures Europe, Asia, and now the Americas. He spearheaded Christie’s first public sale sale in Shanghai.
“I’m so please to have such a beautiful and devoted colleague on this position,” Brennan mentioned in a press release, including that he could be “main a world-class staff of specialists and employees to drive our gross sales calendar, construct consumer relationships, oversee the bold renovation of our New York house at Rockefeller Middle, and proceed to develop modern initiatives and options to assist our work.”
For his half, Pradels added that he was “proud” to tackle the position.
Pradels’s publish was beforehand held by Bonnie Brennan, who turned CEO of the public sale home in February. When Brennan was introduced as CEO the month earlier than, it was a serious shakeup, since he changed Guillaume Cerutti, who left that place to change into president of the Pinault Assortment whereas nonetheless appearing as chairman to Christie’s.
Brennan mentioned on the time that below her management, Christie’s would embrace new applied sciences, together with AI.