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British businessman

Alexander Mark Heming Gilkes (born July 1979)^[1] is a British businessman.^[4] He is the co-founder of venture studio Squared Circles, which launched in 2020. He was previously the co-founder and president of online auction house Paddle8 from 2011 to 2018, when it was sold to The Native.^[5][6][7][8]

Early life

Gilkes is the son of Jeremy Gilkes, a dermatologist, and was born and raised in London.^[9][10] He was educated at Eton College and at the University of Bristol.^[9]

Career

Gilkes has been based in New York since 2008.^[9] He served as an auctioneer at Phillips de Pury & Company and worked at LVMH.

Gilkes presided as an auctioneer for auctions including Madonna's Raising Malawi,^[11]Elton John AIDS Foundation,^[12] and amFAR.^[13]

In 2011, he founded Paddle8, an online auction website selling fine art