Ritchie will be a part of the corporate in August this yr and can be based mostly in Washington DC, reporting on to Berry Bros & Rudd chief govt, Emma Fox.
Fox mentioned: “Jamie is a terrific and strategic addition to our management workforce, and this appointment exhibits our formidable plans for auctions and our worldwide progress. He joins our workforce at a really thrilling time for the enterprise and I’m wanting ahead to working with him immensely.”
The announcement follows the information that the corporate will launch within the US this autumn, with plans to serve a wider neighborhood of consumers throughout the US.
Ritchie has beforehand held the place of worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s Wine & Spirits and joins the enterprise following his function as chief working officer of BlockBar, a world market for effective wine and spirits.