Recruitment

Jean-Paul Engelen of Phillips has been appointed deputy chairman, Americas.

Bonhams has promoted Merryn Schriever to become the company’s director in Australia, following the departure of chairman Mark Fraser.

Sotheby’s has promoted Jan Prasens to managing director of its Europe division.

Conservative peer and former environment minister Lord de Mauley is to become chairman of LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.

Sotheby’s has bolstered its sculpture department by promoting Alexander Kader and Margaret Schwartz.

Christie’s has wooed back its former US president only months after he joined rival Sotheby’s.

Phillips has hired Christie’s Lilly Chan to become managing director of its Asia business.

Christie’s has promoted Dirk Boll to president of its Europe, Middle East, Russia and India division, reporting directly into chief executive Guillaume Cerutti.

Edinburgh auctioneer Lyon & Turnbull has hired art historian and dealer Bendor Grosvenor as a non-executive director.

Ingrid Nilson of Antiques Dealer Fairs Limited (ADFL) has been appointed director of the long-standing Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair.

Christie’s former US president Marc Porter will begin his new role at rival Sotheby’s next week.

Christie’s specialist Jonathan Laib has left the auction house to take up a role as director at contemporary art dealers David Zwirner this month.

Phillips has made two new hires in the Americas from rival Christie’s as it continues to expand in the region.

Perhaps more than any other year in recent memory, 2016 was the year of the move. ‘Restructuring’ across all three major auction houses led to an unprecedented number of high-profile departures. Here is a summary of the key changes and the occasional game of employment musical chairs.

‘Masterpiece London’ announced today that Nazy Vassegh is to step down as chief executive of the fair at the end of this month.

Christie’s Guillaume Cerutti has been promoted to become the auctioneer’s chief executive, replacing Patricia Barbizet who will become vice chairman.

Adam Schoon has joined Duke's in Dorchester to head its Asian art department.

Two London-based art recruitment agencies have joined forces to become D.R.A.W. Recruitment.

Sotheby’s have begun a voluntary redundancy scheme as they look to cut costs as part of their restructuring plan.

The three founders of ‘Antiques Young Guns’, Gail McLeod, Mark Hill and George Johnson, are to hand the running of the organisation to its members.