Christie’s Names Emmanuel Danan to Head Luxury Segment

Christie’s has appointed Emmanuel Danan as global managing director of luxury. He began on February 20, reporting to Francis Belin, president of Christie’s Asia Pacific.

Based in Paris, Danan will direct all aspects of the company’s luxury business across both live and online auctions as well as private sales. He will work closely with colleagues in New York, London, Geneva, Paris and Hong Kong.

Danan joins Christie’s from Maesa, a Bain Capital Private Equity portfolio company, where he was president for Europe and the Middle East. He has more than 22 years of experience in business, including 17 years with L’Oréal, where he was general manager of L’Oréal Paris for Western Europe. While at L’Oréal, Danan also held several general management positions in Taipei, Taiwan; Düsseldorf, Germany; and Shanghai, China. Prior to joining the cosmetics giant, he was a consultant at Kearney.

“His experience working across diverse markets internationally will provide an excellent framework to continue to move this part of our business forward,” Belin said in a statement.

Danan joins Christie’s following the auction house’s nearly billion-dollar year in global sales of jewels, watches, wine and handbags in 2022.

Image: Emmanuel Danan. (Christie’s Images Limited 2023)