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Outgoing Sotheby’s Chief William F. Ruprecht Gets $4 Million Severance

by News Desk | Nov 26, 2014 | News

Following the announcement by Sotheby’s on Thursday November 19th that William F. Ruprecht, their chairman and chief executive of Sotheby’s was stepping down, a leaked document published on ARTnews, and available on Scribd, states that Sotheby’s...

Sotheby’s Chief William F. Ruprecht Resigns After Pressure From The Board

by News Desk | Nov 23, 2014 | News

It was announced by Sotheby’s on Thursday (November 19) that William F. Ruprecht, their chairman and chief executive of Sotheby’s is stepping down. Sotheby’s has begun a search for its next CEO, and Ruprecht will continue to lead the company until a...
Dan Loeb Appointed Sotheby’s Board Seat After Ceding Legal Advise

Dan Loeb Appointed Sotheby’s Board Seat After Ceding Legal Advise

by News Desk | May 6, 2014 | News

The hedge fund activist Dan Loeb will be appointed a seat on the board of Sotheby’s, after a seven month battle, avoiding a feared shareholder vote, which was set to challenge the direction of the 270 year old auction house.  The move came after Donald...

Dan Loeb Gets Personal Suing Sotheby’s Over Poison Pill Protections

by News Desk | Mar 26, 2014 | News

Dan Loeb, the American hedge fund manager and chief executive of Third Point LLC, a New York-based hedge fund with a portfolio worth $14 billion has sued the directors of auction house Sotheby’s in order to force the removal of ‘poison pill...

Can Anyone Blame Dan Loeb For Speaking Out About Sotheby’s?

by News Desk | Oct 3, 2013 | News

The Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb has spoken out about Sotheby’s lack of vision and has called for the resignation of William Ruprecht, chairman, president and CEO of the auction house, which was founded in 1744.Expressing a shortfall in leadership,...
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