Drs. Willem Jan Hoogsteder (b. 1959) has been the owner- director of the company since 1989. He studied art history at Utrecht University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and obtained his doctoral degree in 1987.

Willem Jan Hoogsteder is:

• Board Member of the Bredius Museum
• Board Member of the Friends of the Bredius Museum
• Board Member of the Utrecht Corps Museum
• Chairman of the National Red Cross Rally
• Old Master paintings expert on Tussen Kunst en Kitsch TV show.