Francis Belin

The president of Christie’s Asia, Francis Belin has worked for the global auction house since 2016. During that time he has been busy helping to modernise the auction business, a mission that has been given a further push by the challenges of the pandemic. Belin is doing so by breaking down boundaries between different geographies and different types of sale, and collaborating with rival houses. He has led Christie’s through a period of strong growth; in September 2024 the company quadrupled the size of its Hong Kong gallery and sale room space when it moved into a new home at The Henderson.

After starting his career at McKinsey, he had a variety of roles in the luxury industry in Asia and Europe, including as a senior vice president of Swarovski and the Japan president of Jaeger LeCoultre before he joined Christie’s.