UBS has named Mary Rozell, an international art collection specialist, art historian, and lawyer, as the new global head of UBS Art Collection.
She will succeed Irene Zortea, who is set to retire at the end of September.
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In the new role, due to be effective from this September, Rozell will be responsible for managing acquisitions, exhibitions, and overall management of the corporate collection.
She will manage a global team of art experts, which include curator for the Americas Jacqueline Lewis, and curator for the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific Stephen McCoubrey.
Referring to Rozell’s appointment, president of wealth management Jürg Zeltner said: "We are delighted to have Mary Rozell leading the UBS Art Collection team. Her broad range of experience complements the many ways UBS is involved in the arts."
For the past six years, Rozell served as director of the Art Business programme at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, and as a private art collection consultant.
