From sport to art: Sothebys building shareholder value

Formerly with MGM, strategist Tad Smith will take over as CEO of Sotheby's in New York and looks to greater shareholder value.
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One of the most powerful art positions in the world, CEO of Sotheby’s in New York, has gone to a former sports and media strategist. While that might sound an alarming choice in this specialised field, it could be argued that such skills transfer at the board room level of blue chip companies.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina