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Adam Bilbey is the Global Head of the Wine and Spirits Department. Based in Hong Kong and equipped with more than 20 years of valuable experience in the fine wine industry, Adam oversees and innovates strategic initiatives of the category, and leads Christie’s global wine specialist teams to win consignments, drive sales, uplift client acquisition and engagement for live and online auctions, and private sales, with the aim of solidifying Christie’s market position and expanding the wine business worldwide. Prior to joining Christie’s, Adam orchestrated some of the largest and most important auctions to come to market in recent years, and also worked in a leading international wine and spirits merchant. Adam is also a consummate auctioneer.

貝安霖為全球珍罕名釀及烈酒部主管，駐職香港。貝先生在名酒行業擁有逾20年深厚經驗，負責開創嶄新名酒拍賣策略，並帶領佳士得的全球名酒專家團隊爭取客戶委託、推動成交、吸引買家競投，以及提升現場拍賣、網上專場及私人洽購的客戶群體及參與度，務求進一步鞏固佳士得的市場地位，同時拓展全球名酒業務。在加入佳士得前，貝先生曾經策劃近年市場上最大型和最重要的多場拍賣，亦曾任職於一間享譽國際的洋酒及烈酒銷售商。貝先生也是一位資深拍賣官。

Charlotte joined the Christie’s Wine team in London in the spring of 2018 having worked in the wine trade in London for several years. She supports the team in acquiring collections, cataloguing sales and auctioneering, working closely with clients in the UK and throughout Europe to curate the sales in London and Geneva. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of London and is currently studying for her WSET Diploma. Fluent in French, her professional interests include the wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace.

Fai Lo is a Wine Specialist for Christie’s Hong Kong. Fai supports the Wine department heads in the areas of inspection and authentication, catalogue production, consignment valuation and negotiation, and client relations, with a particular focus on developing client relationships in the Greater China region. Fai received his Bachelor’s in Business Management from City University of Hong Kong and his Master’s in Marketing from the University of New South Wales in Australia. He speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English.

Noah joined Christie’s London Wine Department in 2007, after graduating from The University of Leeds with an honors degree in English Literature and Philosophy. Noah has been involved in several high-profile wine auctions in Europe, including the sale of Historic Cognacs from the Private Cellars of La Tour d’Argent in 2012 and the sale of Fine Wines from the Private Collection of Sir Alex Ferguson CBE in 2014. In May 2013, Noah was awarded the British Guild of Food Writers Award for Food Writer of the Year for various publications relating to wine and gastronomy. In September 2014, Noah joined Christie’s New York Wine Department, where he worked as Head of Sale, focused on building relationships with American collectors, the sourcing of rare wines and spirits for auctions in the US and Europe, sale curation and specialist wine events. In June 2018, Noah returned to Christie’s London Wine Department as Head of Department and is mainly focused on developing Christie’s Wine Department’s profile in the UK and across Europe, sourcing exceptional collections of Wines and Spirits for sale, inspection and authentication of property and building long-term relationships with collectors around the world. Noah’s professional interests include the fine wines of Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rioja, and the rare spirits market, with a focus on collectible whisky.