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Mr. Dolman, whose chairman role will not be refilled, said he was initially offered the Qatar job two months ago and decided it was the "natural next step."

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

For three years, I was chairman of the judges of the Dolman Best Travel Book award, the only prize of its kind in Britain.

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In a statement, Ms. Barbizet praised Mr. Dolman for "championing strategic initiatives" like introducing Christie's online bidding system and opening offices in parts of the globe that were once off-limits to auctioneers, like Russia and China.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Mr. Dolman will work on cultural initiatives and report to chairwoman Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the daughter of the Qatari emir who collects Islamic and contemporary art.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Christie's International PLC's chairman and former chief executive, Edward Dolman , 51, is leaving the world's largest auction house to be an executive director at the Qatar Museums Authority, a government agency building several museums in Qatar's capital city, Doha.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Within art circles, Mr. Dolman is best known for taking the helm of the company in late 1999 around the time Christie's began cooperating with a U.S. Justice Department investigation into claims of price-fixing between Christie's and Sotheby's.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Christie's Edward Dolman is leaving Christie's for a post in Doha, Qatar.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

A native of London, Mr. Dolman joined Christie's furniture department in 1984.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Mr. Dolman said navigating the company through the scandal was so "painful" that he still dwells on the lessons to be learned from it.

Christie's Chief Heads to Qatar Kelly Crow 2011

Last September, Mr. Dolman became chairman when he ceded his chief executive role to publishing executive Steven Murphy , who has extensive business experience in Asia.

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