NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced the appointment of Marc Porter as Chairman of the Fine Art Division. The respected executive will join his fellow Fine Art Division chairs, Allan Schwartzman and Amy Cappellazzo, in growing Sotheby’s global specialist departments and advisory businesses. In addition, he will lead the Company’s business development strategy on a global basis. Based in New York, Marc begins at Sotheby’s on 17 January.

“With more than 25 years in the art market, Marc is uniquely suited to take on an important leadership role at our company,” said Tad Smith Sotheby’s CEO. “Coupled with his experience and excellence serving clients, his business acumen nicely complements our superb team of specialists around the world.”

Marc Porter commented, “Sotheby’s is at the forefront of many of the most dynamic changes happening in today’s art market, and the combination of our expansion into new services and capabilities, with established leadership and an outstanding and committed team, makes it a particularly exciting time to join.”

Prior to joining Sotheby’s, Marc Porter spent 25 years at Christie’s in a variety of roles, including as Chairman and President of Christie’s America. As principal deal-maker, he played a crucial role in securing many of the most important collections and individual works of art to appear on the market in recent memory. Other noteworthy accomplishments during Marc’s tenure include launching a successful global private sales division, pioneering online sales, and mediating a number of high-profile restitution cases.

Marc Porter began his career at Proskauer Rose LLP. He currently serves as a Trustee of the New York Botanical Garden and the National Museum of American Jewish History, where he is Chair of the Committee on Exhibitions. Marc received his B.S. in Economics and his B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania and holds a law degree from Yale Law School.