Regional Manager Client Advisor

CURRICULUM VITAE

CHARLOTTE MARY CANBY

Address: Nationality: British

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Edinburgh Marital Status: Single

EH1 3PY

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EDUCATION

2003 – 2007: University of Edinburgh, Geography: 2:1 MA (Honours)

1995 – 2002: Queen Margaret’s School, York

10 x GCSEs: English Lang: A* History: A 3 x A Levels: Geography: A

English Lit: A* Science: A Art: A Art: A* Science: A English Lang: B

Drama: A* Maths: B

Geography: A French: B

I have excellent IT skills with good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.

EMPLOYMENT

Sotheby’s Auction House, Edinburgh/London Feb 2022 – Dec 2023

(Closure of Edinburgh office forced redundancy)

Regional Office Manager for Scotland

Established in 1744, Sotheby’s is the world’s premier destination for art and luxury. Spanning globally across 40 countries, I was the Regional Manager for Sotheby’s Scotland, with frequent visits to our London New Bond Street headquarters. My role involved:

Being the first point of contact for all Scottish business, alongside the overall day to day management of the Sotheby’s Edinburgh office, providing assistance to the Head of Scotland on a daily basis.

Driving business by nurturing new and existing client relationships; often meeting and entertaining clients in a sophisticated manner.

Meeting business targets of £3 million in auction commission (or £9 million worth of auction sales - I exceeded targets by achieving £11m worth of auction sales that hailed from Scotland in 2023).

Working closely alongside the Chairman of Sotheby’s London and other agencies in the business to ensure maximum support for the region in its business getting endeavours.

Building strong collaborations with high-end local businesses that could enhance client connections.

Organising luxury events for Sotheby’s to include champagne receptions, art exhibitions, VIP dinner parties as well as Sotheby’s talks and valuation days.

Working closely alongside the Sotheby’s Luxury Division to include jewellery, watches, whisky and wine, organising events and pop-up ‘Buy Now’ selling exhibitions.

Hosting and giving talks relating to specific sales in order to promote and attract new business.

Travelling to clients’ homes to value items and coordinate goods getting to London or abroad for specific sales.

Attending VIP events to cultivate and acquire new clients.

Being an ambassador for Sotheby’s at all times, helping to build prospective business opportunities.

Assisting the set up and preview of sales in London.

Assisting with VIP ‘single owner collection’ pitches and sales, including the infamous Freddie Mercury Collection which sold in Sept 2023.

Tweed Media / Fieldsports Press, Edinburgh Oct 2020 – Nov 2021

Executive Assistant

I was EA to the Managing Director of both Tweed Media – a PR & Marketing Consultancy to the global outdoor sector, and Fieldsports Press - a publishing company who produce two luxury sporting magazines Fieldsports Journal and Gundog Journal, with an emphasis based on game shooting, fishing and hunting. Duties include:

Recording all editorial for clients and producing client reports

Organising client goods, photography and services, including updating website content.

Writing copy for magazine features

Proof-reading entire magazine copy before going to print

Interviewing subjects for magazine articles

Organising the Fieldsports stand, products and hospitality for country fairs such as The Game Fair

Producing social media content for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages, with knowledge of Hootsuite and Canva

Liaising with advertisers and organising products to feature in our product pages of the magazines

Organising and handling all print production/branded goods for the company

Liaising with our magazine distributers and customer service team, assisting with complimentary/client distribution

Ad hoc assistance including booking travel, office administration, fire safety etc.

Overseeing the hiring of cleaning staff and making sure the office is fully compliant

Meeting and greeting guests and clients

Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers, Edinburgh Feb 2019 – Aug 2020

(Auction restructuring post Covid19 forced redundancy)

Auctioneer & Valuer – Specialising in Sporting Art / Homes & Interiors

I was head of the ‘Sporting & Wildlife’ Art department alongside overseeing Works of Art within the ‘Homes & Interiors’ sales. Duties included:

Auctioneering duties – hosting live auction sales, auctioning lots from the rostrum.

Liaising with clients, valuing and giving advice on items for valuation/auction, meeting with clients both onsite as well as conducting home visits.

Cataloguing items for auction.

Preparing and proof-reading catalogues; organising the photography, choosing the design, layout, cover illustrations and overseeing the production of catalogues for both departments.

Photographing and editing lots for both paper and online catalogues.

Designing adverts for paper/online.

Handling the movement, layout and set up of auction items within the saleroom.

General administrative duties that included managing and updating the Bonhams database, client paperwork, telephone bidding and carrying out condition reports for prospective buyers.

Organising items to be sent over from abroad and between Bonhams’ offices.

Organising and attending showcasing events such as exhibiting at Game Fairs, alongside attending valuation days throughout the country.

(Temporary) Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh Oct 2018 – Feb 2019

Personal Assistant - I was PA to two senior managers within the Shared Services Operations Team at RBS, more specifically Fraud, Terrorism and Anti money laundering.

(Temporary) Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Edinburgh Apr – Sept 2018

HR & Training Coordinator - I provided an efficient and confidential HR administration service for over 550 staff at Murrayfield Hospital.

Shapes Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers, Edinburgh 2009 – 2017

(Auction closure forced redundancy)

Auctioneer & Valuer, Auction Office Manager July 2015 – Dec 2017

With my prior 5 years-worth of experience working for Shapes, I had, by then, learnt the necessary skills involved to progress into becoming an auctioneer and valuer - more specifically in the jewellery, silver and paintings department, as well as being in charge of managing the auction office team. Duties included:

Overseeing the auction office and managing administrators/porters/viewing staff.

General administrative duties that included the managing of the Bidmaster database, carrying out condition reports, telephone bidding, client paperwork, invoicing and payments etc.

Auctioneering duties – hosting live auctions, auctioning lots on sale days from the rostrum.

Liaising with clients, valuing and giving advice on items for valuation/auction.

Conducting home visits for both auction and insurance valuations.

Cataloguing items for auction.

Preparing and proof-reading the catalogue - choosing the design and front cover illustrations.

Photographing lots for both paper and online catalogues.

Designing and updating the website to display accurate and relevant information for forthcoming sales.

Designing adverts for paper/online/television as well as the design of relevant leaflets, posters and signage.

Auction Administrator Dec 2009 – June 2015

I was in charge of organising the Shapes monthly antique auctions from start to finish. Duties included:

Front of house duties and being first point of contact – both via phone and meeting and greeting clients.

Liaising with clients, forming long standing relationships and arranging valuation consultations and lot collections/deliveries.

Managing the entire Bidmaster database; incorporating the registration process of new clients, cataloguing their lots, handling all client paperwork, administering bids and condition reports, clerking the auction, creating invoices, statements and taking payments.

Managing the marketing of the company, including the design of advertisements, the design and layout of our company brochures and auction catalogues, as well as organising the administration and upload of all lot images and catalogues to the website.

Managing the Shapes company website as a whole, being involved in the design and development of a new website and handling the upload of all content.

Creating legal valuation documents for probate/insurance purposes.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

I have a keen interest in property, where over the past couple of years, I have enjoyed buying and renovating a couple of flats within Edinburgh which I now manage on Air-BnB.

I am very interested in different societies and cultures and have enjoyed travelling extensively throughout the world.

I enjoy arts, antiques and architecture, and I still like to sketch and paint in my spare time.

I am a keen horse rider where I have enjoyed competing for many years – albeit more for leisure these days!

As well as enjoying the mixed culture of city life, I also hold a great love for the countryside, taking part in a variety of country pursuits and I enjoy getting out into the hills to walk the family dogs!

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