Alexander Mark Heming Gilkes (born July 1979)[1] is a British businessman.
He was previously the co-founder and president of online auction house Paddle8 from 2011 to 2018, when it was sold to The Native.
[9] He served as an auctioneer at Phillips de Pury & Company and worked at LVMH.
[18] Gilkes "has been named" as one of Fast Company's Most Creative Entrepreneurs in 2017,[19] the 100 Most Powerful People in the Art World (Art + Auction) in 2014, 2015 and 2016, a Digital Maverick (DETAILS), one of the 40 Most Important People Under 40 (Apollo) and appeared on Vanity Fair and GQ's best-dressed lists.
[21] Gilkes married British-Bahraini fashion designer Misha Nonoo in Venice, Italy in May 2012 and the pair lived in New York City.