Munich, 5 April 2023. CTS EVENTIM, one of the leading international providers of ticketing services and live entertainment, has appointed Karsten Elbrecht as Chief Commercial Officer Ticketing Germany. Elbrecht will act as a coordinator and a driving force with responsibility for ensuring effective collaboration with German promoters. As part of his new brief, he will be working together with colleagues to expand the German ticketing business. His primary tasks will include establishing efficient internal structures and sharpening the customer focus in one of CTS EVENTIM’s core markets. Through this work, he will play a key part in laying the foundation for CTS EVENTIM’s continued growth. Karsten Elbrecht has extensive experience in the ticketing industry, which will enable him to provide fresh impetus to boost business performance.
About CTS EVENTIM
CTS EVENTIM is one of the leading international providers of ticketing services and live entertainment with more than 250 million tickets marketed per year using the Company’s systems – via physical box offices, online, or from mobile devices. Its online portals operate under brands such as eventim.de, oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, and entradas.com. The promoter network EVENTIM LIVE is recognized as the third largest promoter in the world according to Pollstar’s global promoter ranking 2022. Its concert, tour, and festival promoter companies sold more than 20 million tickets in 2022 for events including Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Hurricane, Southside, and Lucca Summer. In addition, CTS EVENTIM operates some of Europe’s most renowned venues: the LANXESS Arena in Cologne, the K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, the Waldbühne in Berlin, and the EVENTIM Apollo in London. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE 0005470306) has been listed on the stock exchange since 2000 and is currently a member of the MDAX segment.