Crown Fine Art has appointed Rosalind Patient as Regional Director for its UK and Ireland business. Patient joins the fine art logistics and specialist services company after more than 20 years with Christie's, where she held senior leadership roles across the international fine art and luxury sector.

Crown Fine Art is a fine art logistics division of Crown Worldwide Group, a privately owned logistics group headquartered in Hong Kong. The parent group reported revenue of approximately $980 million and operates more than 275 facilities across 50 countries.

Most recently, Patient was Senior Operations Director for the UK at Christie's, leading cross-functional teams responsible for complex logistics, high-risk object movements, major projects, storage, transport, facilities, health and safety, security and service operations. Her role also included overseeing auctions, exhibitions, events, tours and private sales.

The structural driver is Crown Fine Art's push to bring senior client-side expertise from the auction house sector into its UK and Ireland leadership as the division scales its regional operations.

Patient has also managed operational and capital budgets, led sustainability work and delivered infrastructure and transformation programmes, including warehouse relocations and facility upgrades. In her new role, she will lead Crown Fine Art's UK and Ireland operations, focusing on growth, client partnerships and service delivery.

Stephen Hardie, Crown Worldwide Group Regional Managing Director UKI and Benelux, said Patient brought strong client-side experience, industry knowledge and operational expertise, adding that Crown Fine Art had been the region's fastest-growing business unit over the past decade.

Patient said she looked forward to helping strengthen client relationships and supporting the next phase of innovation and growth.

For the sector, the appointment reflects the growing value fine art logistics providers place on recruiting operational leaders directly from auction houses and galleries rather than traditional freight backgrounds, as demand grows for specialist handling of high-value objects across international borders.

Source: Movers & Storers Magazine / Crown Fine Art