Francis Belin has been President of Christie’s Asia Pacific since January 2019. In this leadership role, Francis manages all the Asia Pacific-based teams including the regional offices and is accountable for all the transactions of Asian collectors globally, across live, online and private sales. Additionally, he oversees globally the Asian and World Art as well as the Luxury departments.
Francis joined Christie’s in 2016 as Global Managing Director, Asian Art, from his previous role with Swarovski, overseeing their business in Asia Pacific. With 17 years of experience in premium and luxury consumer goods, Francis began 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.