Dwell occasions firm AEG Presents has promoted Jim King to CEO of AEG Presents UK and European Festivals.
King, who beforehand served as CEO of European Festivals, will now oversee the corporate’s UK live performance promotion enterprise together with area and stadium excursions and membership performances.
King joined AEG Presents in 2008 the place he helped create and produce flagship festivals together with BST Hyde Park that includes world superstars resembling Adele, Elton John, Olivia Rodrigo, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, and Bruce Springsteen, in addition to All Factors East, internet hosting acts like LCD Soundsystem, Mitski, Stormzy, and Chase & Standing.
He additionally oversees Rock en Seine in Paris and co-launched Bristol’s Forwards Pageant with Staff Love in 2022. His newest undertaking is the launch of LIDO in London’s Victoria Park.
King began his profession at Cream, the place he labored on the Creamfields digital music pageant. He later launched festivals together with RockNess in Scotland and Bestival within the UK earlier than becoming a member of AEG.
Along with King, the reside leisure firm additionally promoted Steve Homer to President, UK Touring, reporting to King.
Adam Wilkes, President & CEO of AEG Presents Europe and Asia Pacific, mentioned: “Jim’s appointment is each a recognition of his achievements and a key strategic step as we proceed aligning and increasing our UK and European enterprise methods.”
“Jim’s appointment is each a recognition of his achievements and a key strategic step as we proceed aligning and increasing our UK and European enterprise methods.”
Adam Wilkes, AEG Presents Europe and Asia Pacific
“His imaginative and prescient and management have been central to shaping the corporate’s presence and footprint throughout the area, and I’m assured that below his steerage we’re effectively positioned for even higher success in the UK and throughout the continent.
“As well as, I’m thrilled that Steve will pivot to his new position, the place he can deal with what he does finest — bringing his abilities as a gifted live performance promoter to our newly realigned enterprise.”
“AEG Presents has been my house for practically 20 years now, and I’ve by no means been extra excited in regards to the alternatives forward.”
Jim King
King added: “It’s a privilege to tackle this position at a time when the reside leisure panorama is evolving quickly. AEG Presents has been my house for practically 20 years now, and I’ve by no means been extra excited in regards to the alternatives forward.”
“I’m grateful to Adam and Jay Marciano [Chairman and CEO, AEG Presents] for his or her belief in me as we proceed to construct our enterprise all through the area with our extraordinary crew, and I’m wanting ahead to working much more intently with Steve as we form the way forward for our UK reside occasion technique.”
The promotions mark the most recent government strikes throughout AEG Presents’ world community. Two weeks in the past, Dion Brant, the CEO of AEG Presents’ Australian live performance promoter Frontier Touring, was appointed President and CEO of AEG Presents Asia Pacific.
In Might, Joe Jaeger was promoted to Vice President, Built-in Advertising and marketing and Technique, inside AEG’s World Partnerships division. In March, AEG promoted seven executives to SVP roles together with Andrew Bersch to SVP of Finance & Administration, Holli Branam, Bret Heiman and Alex McArthur to SVP of Gross sales, Samantha Fernandez to SVP of Pageant Activations, and Brianne Grimley to SVP of Venue Activations. Eric Kohler has additionally been promoted to SVP of World Partnerships.
In February, Andrew Klein was promoted to President of World Partnerships. AEG has additionally introduced a number of different notable appointments in current months, together with Angie Rho’s appointment to Senior Vice President, World Touring, and Weston Herbert’s appointment to Vice President, World Touring in January.
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