Having first joined Sotheby’s in 1997 to grow the business across Asia, US-raised, Taipei-based Wendy Lin left and returned to the company in 2013 to become the managing director of Sotheby’s Taiwan and subsequently deputy chairman of Asia in 2018. Before rejoining Sotheby’s, Lin worked for Chanel, growing its fine jewellery and watch business in Taiwan.
Lin has played a key role in numerous record-breaking sales, including the auction debut of the late French Chinese painter Sanyu’s 1963 piece which went under the
