佳士得艺术金融服务

Sayuri Ganepola是佳士得艺术金融服务环球董事总经理暨美洲区公平、多元化及包容联主席。她毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学，并由维吉尼亚大学达顿商学院取得工商管理硕士学位。Sayuri先后就职于美林证券、标准普尔及雷曼兄弟，在财富管理、结构金融及投资银行方面拥有丰富经验。她亦于佳士得美术学院取得硕士学位。 在佳士得效力期间，她凭借敏锐的金融触觉和丰富的艺术及资产市场知识，先后担任数个领导职位。此前，她是美洲区客户策略部主管。

Shaun Desiderio是佳士得副总裁暨美洲区域投资组合经理，主要负责贷款发放及借款人关系管理。Shaun于2017年加入佳士得，在业务发展及商业金融部分别担任要职，并于2021年加入艺术金融服务团队。他由利哈伊大学取得金融与市场营销学士学位，并由纽约大学斯特恩商学院取得工商管理硕士学位，专攻金融及管理方向。Shaun是古根海姆青年收藏家协会成员。

Abby Barkwell是佳士得艺术金融服务法律顾问。她负责监管公司管治、合规及监管事项、商业合同等所有细节。Abby曾于Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC及Skadden, Arps, Slate, and Meagher & Flom LLP任职，并于2021年加入佳士得。她毕业于密歇根大学并由法学院取得法学博士学位。Abby亦担任法律援助协会及麦当劳叔叔之家慈善基金的志愿者。

Damian Leslie is based in London as Regional Portfolio Manager for EMEA. Damian brings over 25 years’ experience in finance across private banking, wealth management and art lending. He will focus on providing clients with specialist advice on leveraging their passion investments, including their fine art, design, jewellery, watches and wine to collectors, families, estates, galleries and dealers across EMEA.

Prior to joining Christie’s, he spent the last 10 years specialising in art backed lending to ultra-high net worth and corporate clients across Europe and Asia and the preceding 14 years in private banking and wealth management with Coutts and NatWest.

Damian graduated with honours, from Imperial College, University of London with a Bachelor of Science degree and is RDR level 6 qualified.

Edmund Bernard is Art Finance Manager, EMEA. Based in Christie’s King Street headquarters in London, Edmund handles loan originations from across the EMEA region. He joined Christie’s in 2014 and has over a decade of experience across business development, appraisals, and the financial and strategic management of the President’s Office.

Edmund is FGA qualified and has a First Class degree in English Literature from Durham University.