Movers and shakers: AEG Presents, Live Nation

AEG Presents has promoted several executives in its global touring division to leadership roles.

Jonathan Baden will now serve as senior vice president, production and direct support and continue to oversee AEG’s touring and festival production teams.

Jenny Heifetz has been elevated from VP to senior vice president of global touring. She will take on a larger role in overseeing the division’s operations and continue work on select tours.

Lindsay Dworman and Elizabeth Pickrel, previously directors of touring, will now serve as vice presidents of Global Touring. Dworman will continue to focus on booking and overseeing tours, while Pickrel will expand upon her work in international touring.

“Our global touring team is only as good as the people in it and the artists we work with”

“Our global touring team is only as good as the people in it and the artists we work with” says Rich Schaefer, president of global touring at AEG Presents. “I am proud to recognise Jon, Jenny, Lindsay and Liz for their contributions to our success over the past years and look forward to celebrating many more wins together in the future.”

Elsewhere, former UTA agent Tom Matthews has been appointed director, talent & touring at Live Nation APAC and will relocate to Singapore.

The 2024 New Boss was the point person for Asia in UTA’s London office, ensuring fellow agents find the best possible partners across the region while guaranteeing clients find their audiences on relevant Asian social media platforms like Weibo, WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, QQ, and more.

Alongside his former UTA colleagues, Jbeau Lewis and Jules de Lattre, Matthews aided the success of Karol G’s record-breaking Mañana Será Bonito tour. He was at UTA for seven years.

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