Over her 20-year tenure at Christie's, most recently as the Managing Director, Americas, Muys has worked with divisions globally to successfully define, built, and implement aggressive growth strategies; to develop their online presence, launch in new markets such as China and scale their Global Private Sales platform, resulting in $1.2bn annually in sales. While in the Post War & Contemporary Art department, her per-eminent leadership of cross functional teams, combined with state-of-the-art client and sales strategies, led to a seamless adjustment in value and volume of sales and contributed to the success of countless high-profile sales, such as the 11th Hour, sold to benefit The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. It was during this time that Christie's made history by hosting record breaking evening sales totaling $495m (May 2013), $700m (Nov 2013) and near to $1bn in May 2014 and sold the most expensive Post War painting ever offered at auction - Francis Bacon Three Studies of Lucian Freud - for $142.4million. Muys has an instinctual ability to assess business needs and identify practical solutions. In her executive leadership role at Bonhams she worked with a Private Equity firm to develop their 3-year plan to grow the US middle market. Muys has a proven track record of applying entrepreneurial strategies to capitalize on new business opportunities, helping those she works with to organize, pivot, and expand whether they be start-ups, businesses in transition or established firms. Muys is positive, pragmatic, personable and culturally sensitive. She uses collaborative working practices to build trust-based relationships with key stakeholders and HNW clients. Muys places an ethos of integrity, quality, and success at the heart of all activity and has an extraordinary ability to enhance performance and growth. Muys has a passion for art and people. Her experience in Client Advisory, Estates & Appraisals and as the Post War & Contemporary Head of Americas has allowed her to cultivate a deep understanding of the inner workings of the international art market and build long term relationships with art collectors, artists and institutions. She is a trusted advisor, well regarded expert, auctioneer, and speaker, specializing in art business management, collecting and investing in art. Together with her highly skilled team, she presents a unique asset to commercial art organizations, start-ups and artists looking to grow, develop and enhance their business venture in the art world. Muys holds an MA in Art History and Classical Archaeology from Leiden University in the Netherlands, as well as an MA in Arts Management from Greenwich University and an MA in Art Market Appraisal from Kingston University (accredited by the RICS) in the United Kingdom. Muys is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Leadership Program for China from Harvard Business School, Tsinghua University in Beijing, and CEIBS in Shanghai. and most recently obtained a Certificate in Alternative Investments from Harvard Business School. Muys speaks Dutch, English, German and Spanish and has a limited proficiency in French and Mandarin. She has worked in Amsterdam, London, and New York. She is an honorary committee member of the Appraisal Association of America and the Dutch Centre in London and an active member of the Guggenheim Young Collectors Acquisition Committee, Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami Visionary, POWarts, Art Mamas and ArtTable, the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of womxn in the visual arts.