 Returning to London, he was a director of Christie, Manson & Woods from 1970, Deputy Chairman from 1985 and Chairman from 1986 to 1996, when he took over as Chairman of Christie's International, in which post he stayed until 2002.From 2003 to 2004 he was Deputy Chairman of Agnew's.Hindlip succeeded his father as the 6th Baron Hindlip in 1993, becoming a member of the House of Lords.