Francis Belin became President of Christie’s Asia Pacific effective as of 1 January 2019. In his new leadership role, Francis manages the Asia Pacific-based teams including the regional offices and client strategy teams. He also assumes overall responsibility for the company in the region, while continuing organisational oversight of the International Asian and World Art department. Francis joined Christie’s in 2016 as Global Managing Director, Asian Art and World Art.

Francis Belin joined Christie’s after 16 years of experience in premium and luxury consumer goods, with his last position overlooking Swarovski’s activities in Asia Pacific. Francis started his career in Management Consulting at McKinsey & Co in Europe and Asia.

He is a member of the Board of Advisors for Kids Earth Fund in Japan, and serves on various boards as non-executive Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director.

Francis holds a degree in Management from the ESSEC Business School in France and a Diploma Kaufmann from the University of Mannheim in Germany, majoring in Business Administration and Psychology.