Charles F. Stewart
{{Short description|American business executive (born 1969)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age| 1969|12}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut
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| nationality = American
| education = Yale University
| occupation = Businessman
| title = CEO of Sotheby's
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| spouse = Caterina Heil Stewart
| children = 3
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Charles F. Stewart (born December 1969){{Cite web |last=Ashton |first=James |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Keeping an eye on the bigger picture amid the challenges of a pandemic |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/article/keeping-an-eye-on-the-bigger-picture-amid-the-challenges-of-a-pandemic-sdwzt227f |work=The Times}} is an American business executive who 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.
Early life and education
Stewart attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He 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.{{cite web |last1=Lew |first1=Cathy |title=Ambiguous goals led Stewart into media, banking |website=Yale Daily News |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2007/10/18/ambiguous-goals-led-stewart-into-media-banking/ |date=October 18, 2007}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Dwyer |first1=Rob |title=Charles Stewart: Employee #1 |website=Euromoney |url=https://www.euromoney.com/article/b12kjv7xc0tb8m/charles-stewart-employee-1 |date=October 3, 2013}}
On June 24, 2013, Stewart was appointed chief executive officer of Itaú BBA International, the corporate investment bank of the Itaú Unibanco group.{{cite web |last1=Lucchesi |first1=Cristiane |title=Itau BBA Hires Stewart From Morgan Stanley as London CEO |date=27 March 2013 |website=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-27/itau-bba-hires-stewart-from-morgan-stanley-as-london-ceo}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=Altice Sets U.S. Management Team After Completing Suddenlink Acquisition |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/patrick-drahi-altice-suddenlink-u-s-management-team-1201666440/ |date=December 21, 2015}} Stewart oversaw Altice’s initial public offering, raising $1.9 billion for the company.{{cite web |last1=Hirsch |first1=Lauren |title=Cable operator Altice USA raises $1.9 billion in IPO |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/altice-usa-ipo/cable-operator-altice-usa-raises-1-9-billion-in-ipo-idINKBN19D07Q |date=June 21, 2017}}
In 2019, Stewart became the chief executive officer for Sotheby’s, another Drahi owned company.{{cite web |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=Sotheby's Switches C.E.O.s Two Weeks Before Auction Season |website=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/arts/design/sothebys-chief-executive-charles-stewart.html |date=October 28, 2019}}
Stewart serves on the Prep for Prep's board of trustees{{cite web |title=Prep for Prep Board of Trustees |publisher=Prep for Prep |url=https://www.prepforprep.org/about/trustees--associates-council/board-of-trustees}} and the Coalition for College's board of directors.{{cite web |title=Coalition for College Board of Directors |publisher=Coalition for College |url=https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/bd-of-directors}}
Personal life
Stewart is married and has three children, two daughters and a son.{{cite web |title=Sotheby's Names Charles F. Stewart Chief Executive Officer |website=Antiques and The Arts Weekly |url=https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/sothebys-names-charles-f-stewart-chief-executive-officer/ |date=October 30, 2019}} Stewart has a home in the Hamptons.{{cite web |title=The 100 Top Power Players Who Call The Hamptons Home |website=Hamptons |url=https://mlhamptons.com/top-100-power-players-hamptonites}}
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Category:American chief executives
Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni