Holder arrives at Bonhams as managing director from RM Sotheby’s where he was the executive vice-president, heading up the European Region. as Managing Director for Bonhams Motoring.
He will be based at Bonhams’ UK headquarters in New Bond Street, London, with a worldwide remit.
Born in the Netherlands, Maarten joined Sotheby’s in 1996, after studying history at the University of Amsterdam. One of his first initiatives was to introduce the Netherlands to the concept of Sunday auctions. During his career at Sotheby’s, Maarten has held senior management roles across all of the major divisions.
Bonhams CEO, Bruno Vinciguerra, said, “I am delighted that one of the most influential figures of the auction world is joining Bonhams. Maarten is a gamechanger. With his extraordinary breadth and depth of experience, I know he will bring his incisive intelligence to the Motoring department, one of Bonhams’ flagship divisions.”