Auction house Christie's names Francois-Henri Pinault as its chairman
22/05/2026 15:26
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault was named as the new chairman of Christie's, which is owned by his family investment holding Artemis, the auction house said in a statement on Friday. Bryan Lourd, the Hollywood talent agent and one of the leaders of CAA which is another asset majority-owned by the Pinault family, also joined Christie's board as a director. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta) ((sudip.kargupta@thomsonreuters.com;))