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Eventim UK CEO departs company

Ex-Ticketmaster UK MD Simon Presswell has departed Eventim UK

By Jon Chapple on 20 Oct 2016

Simon Presswell, Eventim UK, Jessica Gilbert

image © Jessica Gilbert

CTS Eventim UK’s CEO Simon Presswell has departed the company, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed. Presswell (pictured) was previously managing director of rival Ticketmaster UK. Prior to joining Ticketmaster he held executive roles at Sky UK, NBC Universal and software company Citrix.

It is expected Eventim UK’s chairman, Nick Blackburn, will fill in for Presswell in the short term until a replacement can be found.

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