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Alexander Gilkes

British businessman

Alexander Mark Heming Gilkes (born July )[1] is a British businessman.[4] He is the co-founder of venture studio Squared Circles, which launched in He was previously the co-founder and president of online auction house Paddle8 from to , when it was sold to The Native.[5][6][7][8]

Early life

Gilkes is the son of Jeremy Gilkes, a dermatologist, and was born and raised in London.[9][10] He was educated at Eton College and at the University of Bristol.[9]

Career

Gilkes has been based in New York since [9] He served as an auctioneer at Phillips de Pury & Company and worked at LVMH.

Gilkes presided as an auctioneer for auctions including Madonna's Raising Malawi,[11]Elton John AIDS Foundation,[12] and amFAR.[13]

In , he founded Paddle8, an online auction website selling fine art, photography, street art and collectibles.

Maria kirilenko wikipedia Aiko Nakamura. Sharapova began her season at the Shenzhen Open. Retrieved 11 June Early in her career, Sharapova's first and second serves were regarded as powerful, [ ] and she was believed to possess one of the best deliveries on the WTA Tour.

In , the company did $US20 million in sales.[14] By , the company reported "$US million" in sales.[15] Paddle8 was sold in to The Native.[16][17] Gilkes stepped down from his role at Paddle8 in

In , Gilkes co-founded venture studio Squared Circles along with Lukas Derksen and Paddle8 co-founder Osman Khan.[18]

Gilkes "has been named" as one of Fast Company's Most Creative Entrepreneurs in ,[19] the Most Powerful People in the Art World (Art + Auction) in , and , a Digital Maverick (DETAILS), one of the 40 Most Important People Under 40 (Apollo) and appeared on Vanity Fair and GQ's best-dressed lists.[20] He serves on the board of the New York Academy of Art.[21]

Personal life

Gilkes married British-Bahraini fashion designer Misha Nonoo in Venice, Italy in May and the pair lived in New York City.[22] Their divorce was finalized in the summer of [23]

Since , Gilkes has been in a relationship with Russian former tennis player Maria Sharapova.[2] They announced their engagement on 17 December [3] Their son was born on 1 July [24]

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    Maria sharapova wikipedia biography Although she played under the banner of Russia with the WTA, she has lived in and been a United States permanent resident since Vera Zvonareva. She reached the semifinals at the Qatar Open, losing to Serena Williams for the 10th straight time in her career. However, she was then beaten by eventual champion Venus Williams.

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