Leadership & Board

Richard has been COO at ATG since 2012. He was part of the leadership team who led the launch of Live Bidding in 2006, the acquisition of Bidspotter.com in 2013 and Lot-tissimo.com in 2018.

Prior to becoming COO, Richard joined ATG as Marketing Director in 2000. He has since played a key role in bringing auctioneering online and driving the next evolution of the industry. A true voice of the industry, Richard was admitted to the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars in 2017.

Richard is passionate about the future of auctioneering and the technical intricacies supporting every aspect of this vision.

Badrudin joined ATG in July 2018 from the luxury fashion ecommerce retailer MATCHESFASHION.COM, where he had been Head of Software Engineering and grew the team from 12 engineers to over 55.

Before joining MATCHESFASHION, Badrudin had held the same role at Marks and Spencer?s Digital Stores Group and has over 15 year?s experience in senior technology roles across a range of industries including technology, retail and ecommerce.

Badrudin is passionate about technology and innovation. He began coding at age 10 and in 2007 won Silicon Valley?s coveted Jolt Award. The Jolt Awards showcase commercial products that have "jolted" the software industry with their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier, and more efficient.

Andy joined ATG in April 2020 from the global sightseeing operator Big Bus Tours where he had been Executive Vice President of Marketing and E-Commerce. Andy's role was central in the digital transformation and rapid expansion of that business including the fourfold growth of online ticket revenue in 4 years.

Before joining Big Bus, Andy had more than 20 years' experience in marketing and e-commerce within the travel industry, holding director level roles in car hire, cruising, skiing and tour operating at well-known brands like Europcar, Tui and Neilson.

Andy is passionate about driving business success through the combination of well targeted and executed marketing activity and best in class customer experience. His teams have won a number of digital marketing, web and app design awards.

Robert joined ATG in May 2020 from Global PMI Partners, where he served as Senior Executive Advisor for Human Resources.

Before that, Robert gained extensive international experience as a C-suite executive managing teams and projects throughout Europe as well as China, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Kuala Lumpur. Over the course of his career, Robert's experience has spanned a wide range of industries, including grocery, sporting goods manufacturing, and automotive.

Robert is passionate about aligning individual goals with company objectives to create an energized and successful team.

Dan has been with ATG since 2011 occupying a variety of commercial leadership roles. Previously heading up the Industrial & Commercial Division in Europe, he relocated to the US in 2018 as Managing Director of BidSpotter.com.

Having spent his entire career in technology and digital marketing, prior to ATG Dan worked in Cambridge, UK and Washington, D.C. for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). There he specialized in aligning digital marketing campaigns with the strategic goals of multi-national scientific corporations throughout EMEA, APAC and North America.

Dan brings a deep understanding of eCommerce best practice and is committed to helping auctioneers optimize the online aspect of their business.

Jacqueline has been with Proxibid since 2009 and joined the ATG executive team in February 2020.

Jacqueline led the acquisition of Wavebid in 2018 and was part of the leadership team responsible for the merger of Proxibid and ATG in 2020. As a member of Proxibid’s executive team since 2015, she has experience across all areas of the business leading strategic programs and customer-facing initiatives within operations, risk, payments, and product management teams.

Jacqueline loves to turn people’s natural talents and curiosities into meaningful career opportunities by leveraging technology.

Marika began her ATG career in 2010 and has held roles across commercial and operational departments. She joined the executive team in 2017 as the Global Director of Product and Operations, where she was responsible for product leadership and development cadence alongside the unification of operational processes globally. Following ATG's merger with Proxibid.com in 2020, Marika has lead the integration of the two companies.

With more than a dozen years' experience in the auction industry. Marika is passionate about making auctions more accessible to consumers and end users through technological innovation.

She was a finalist for the Everywoman Innovation and Sustainability Award in 2015 and won the Antiques Young Guns Award in recognition of her contribution to the art and antiques industry in 2014.

Kathrin joined ATG in June 2018 as General Manager of lot-tissimo. In April 2019, she took over the Managing Director position from lot-tissimo founder Jörg Wisniewski. Kathrin has more than 15 years experience in the Media Industry, working for Axel Springer and Bertelsmann/Gruner + Jahr. Having worked in digital business since the year 2000, driving digital business development and pushing forward digital transformation have always been at the core of her business activities, whether heading digital Platforms or leading international sales. Kathrin graduated from Hamburg University in International Management and Marketing. She also participated in the Bertelsmann University leadership programs with INSEAD and ESMT.