Charles F. Stewart

Charles F. Stewart is an American businessman and is known for his role as the chief executive officer of Sotheby’s. Stewart was the former co-president and chief financial officer of Altice USA.

Charles F. Stewart
Born	December 29, 1969 New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University
Occupation	Businessman
Title	CEO of Sotheby's
Spouse	Caterina Heil Stewart
Children	Matteo Stewart, Charlotte Stewart, Chloe Stewart

Early life and education

Stewart majored in history and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University. He went into investment banking after graduation upon seeing a former classmate working at an investment company with financial relationships in Brazil.^[1]

Career

In 1996, Stewart helped to open Morgan Stanley’s first Latin American office in Brazil. Stewart was involved with the international IPO of Unibanco and the privatization of Telebras during the 19 years he worked at Morgan Stanley.^[2]

On June 24, 2013, Stewart was appointed chief executive officer of Itaú BBA International, the corporate investment bank of the Itaú Unibanco group.^[3]

In 2015, Stewart was named co-president and chief financial officer of Altice USA after Patrick Drahi closed a $9.1 billion deal to acquire 70% of St. Louis-based cable operator Suddenlink.^[4] Stewart oversaw Altice’s initial public offering, raising $1.9 billion for the company.^[5]

In 2019, Stewart became the chief executive officer for Sotheby’s, another Drahi owned company.^[6]

Stewart serves on the Prep for Prep's board of trustees^[7] and the Coalition for College's board of directors.^[8]

Personal life

Stewart is married and has 3 children.^[9] Stewart has a home in the Hamptons.^[10]

References

1. Lew, Cathy (October 18, 2007). "Ambiguous goals led Stewart into media, banking". Yale Daily News.
2. Dwyer, Rob (October 3, 2013). "Charles Stewart: Employee #1". Euromoney.
3. Lucchesi, Cristiane (27 March 2013). "Itau BBA Hires Stewart From Morgan Stanley as London CEO". Bloomberg News.
4. Littleton, Cynthia (December 21, 2015). "Altice Sets U.S. Management Team After Completing Suddenlink Acquisition". Variety.
5. Hirsch, Lauren (June 21, 2017). "Cable operator Altice USA raises $1.9 billion in IPO". Reuters.
6. Pogrebin, Robin (October 28, 2019). "Sotheby's Switches C.E.O.s Two Weeks Before Auction Season". The New York Times.
7. "Prep for Prep Board of Trustees". Prep for Prep.
8. "Coalition for College Board of Directors". Coalition for College.
9. "Sotheby's Names Charles F. Stewart Chief Executive Officer". Antiques and The Arts Weekly. October 30, 2019.
10. "The 100 Top Power Players Who Call The Hamptons Home". Hamptons.