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Tad Smith Goes From Hoops to Loupes as New Sotheby’s Auction House CEO

Tad Smith, who spent the past year as a sports and entertainment executive at Madison Square Garden, made a dramatic shift to the art world yesterday (Mar. 16) with his appointment as Chief Executive of Sotheby’s auction house in New York City. The move caught both the art and sports world by surprise. Smith, who will replace outgoing CEO William Ruprecht on March 31, ...