Patti Wong | |
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Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
[1] Hong Kong |
Education | London School of Economics |
Spouse | Andy Wong |
Patti Wong is an art adviser and former auction house executive based in Hong Kong. [2] She is the former international chairperson of Sotheby's, where she worked for over three decades. [3] Her past roles included chairman of Sotheby's Asia; chairman of Sotheby's Diamonds; and head of Sotheby's private client services department in London. [4] In January 2023, she founded art advisory firm Patti Wong & Associates together with Daryl Wickstrom, another former Sotheby's executive. [3] The firm's clientele is mainly Asian art collectors. [5]
Born in Hong Kong, Wong studied engineering at Haddington School and has a degree in monetary economics from the London School of Economics, as well as a postgraduate diploma in Asian arts. [6] [7] Her parents are both bankers (her mother is Dr Alice Piera Lam Lee Kiu-yue, and her father died in 1975), and her grandfather, Lam Bing-yim, co-founded Hang Seng Bank. [1] [8] [9]
Patti is married to the financier Andy Wong, the grandson of the founder of the Bank of East Asia. [1] They were known for their annual Chinese New Year parties in London, where guests have included Prince Andrew, Jemma Kidd, Nabila Khashoggi, Robert Hanson, and Sophie Anderton. [10] [1]
Patti Wong | |
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Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
[1] Hong Kong |
Education | London School of Economics |
Spouse | Andy Wong |
Patti Wong is an art adviser and former auction house executive based in Hong Kong. [2] She is the former international chairperson of Sotheby's, where she worked for over three decades. [3] Her past roles included chairman of Sotheby's Asia; chairman of Sotheby's Diamonds; and head of Sotheby's private client services department in London. [4] In January 2023, she founded art advisory firm Patti Wong & Associates together with Daryl Wickstrom, another former Sotheby's executive. [3] The firm's clientele is mainly Asian art collectors. [5]
Born in Hong Kong, Wong studied engineering at Haddington School and has a degree in monetary economics from the London School of Economics, as well as a postgraduate diploma in Asian arts. [6] [7] Her parents are both bankers (her mother is Dr Alice Piera Lam Lee Kiu-yue, and her father died in 1975), and her grandfather, Lam Bing-yim, co-founded Hang Seng Bank. [1] [8] [9]
Patti is married to the financier Andy Wong, the grandson of the founder of the Bank of East Asia. [1] They were known for their annual Chinese New Year parties in London, where guests have included Prince Andrew, Jemma Kidd, Nabila Khashoggi, Robert Hanson, and Sophie Anderton. [10] [1]