LOS ANGELES, June 9 CA-LYV-new-EVP-GM
LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), the
world's largest live music company, announced today that the company has
appointed Noah Maffitt to the position of Executive Vice President and General
Manager of LiveNation.com. In his new position Mr. Maffitt will oversee the
transformation of LiveNation.com into a world-class ecommerce consumer
storefront in preparation for the company's move to control the bulk of its
own ticketing in 2009. Mr. Maffitt will report to Bryan Perez, Chief
Executive Officer of Global Digital.
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A 15 year veteran of the digital space and widely recognized as a leader
in the ecommerce industry, Mr. Maffitt most recently directed ecommerce
strategy at Office Depot, where he was instrumental in driving growth to
nearly $5 billion in total online revenue, making the company one of the five
largest ecommerce companies in the world.
"Noah's deep experience in developing and expanding ecommerce platforms
and operations make him the perfect executive to lead LiveNation.com's
transformation into the leading online portal for fans to buy tickets to their
favorite concerts and other products centered on the live music experience,"
said Mr. Perez.
Mr. Maffit will be based in Los Angeles, California.
ABOUT LIVE NATION:
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live
concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive
concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music
industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live
Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol
"LYV". Additional information about the company can be found at
http://www.livenation.com under the "About Us" section.
SOURCE Live Nation
