Art and luxury business Christie’s has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Danan as new Global Managing Director.

In his new role, Emmanuel will be managing all aspects of Christie’s luxury business across both live and online and private sales from Paris, while working closely with colleagues across the specialist departments in New York, London, Geneva, Paris, and Hong Kong.

President of Christie’s Asia Pacific, Emmanuel has joined Christie’s from Maesa, a Bain Capital Private Equity portfolio company, where he was President for Europe and the Middle East.

He has more than 22 years of experience in business, including 17 years with L’Oréal, where he was General Manager of L’Oréal Paris for Western Europe. While at L’Oréal, Emmanuel has also held several General Management positions in Taipei, Düsseldorf and Shanghai.

Prior to joining L’Oréal, Emmanuel was a Consultant at Kearney. Originally from Paris, Emmanuel holds a Master’s Degree in Business from EM Lyon and a Master’s Degree in Organization Sociology from Sciences Po Paris.

“Emmanuel joins us at an exciting moment for Christie’s-- following our record year and growth across the Luxury departments, both at auction and in our bespoke Private Sales business in 2022. His experience working across diverse markets internationally will provide an excellent framework to continue to move this part of our business forward,” said Francis Belin, President of Christie’s Asia Pacific.