Welcoming Jan B. Thelen, Vice President Sports EMEA

Düsseldorf, 29 February 2024 – vivenu GmbH announces that Jan B. Thelen will assume the newly created role of Vice President Sports EMEA at the ticketing solutions provider. Thelen is transitioning from Nielsen Sports, the leading research and consulting firm in the sports business, to vivenu. The 42-year-old will commence his role as Vice President Sports EMEA at the Düsseldorf-based technology company no later than May 1, 2024, focusing on expanding and advancing the Sports Vertical's business.

Thelen began his career in the sports business at sports rights marketer SPORTFIVE in the Hamburg headquarters before working in club marketing for SPORTFIVE in Frankfurt and Braunschweig. In 2013, Thelen moved to Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, where he last served as Head of Sponsorship and Internationalization. In 2018, he joined Nielsen Sports, where he has been responsible for research and consulting in the Sports & Entertainment sector as Managing Director DACH & Eastern Europe since April 2022.

Simon Hennes, CEO – vivenu GmbH:

"We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Jan Thelen to the role of VP Sports EMEA. Sports is a core area in our future growth strategy, and with Jan, we have found an experienced leader to manage our teams in this business field. Internationally, sports clubs place a strong emphasis on highest reliability, intelligent data strategies, and fan-centered digital and offline experiences. With its flexible technology and sports services, vivenu is optimally positioned, and we firmly believe that Jan Thelen is the ideal leader for this. His many years of experience at the world's largest data provider as well as on the club and marketing side is the ideal condition for future collaboration with our existing and new customers."

Jan B. Thelen, VP Sports EMEA – vivenu GmbH:

"I am greatly looking forward to this amazing opportunity and am excited to be part of such a dynamic team in the future. The discussions with all involved have vividly illustrated vivenu's vision to me, and I feel great confidence in this new challenge. The prospect of contributing to the development of such an innovative company in the industry was decisive for me. I am now looking forward to bringing my many years of experience in the sports business to vivenu. My goal is to develop compelling concepts together with my new colleagues that will provide potential customers with added value and further strengthen and expand vivenu's position in the market."

The entire vivenu team warmly welcomes Jan B. Thelen and looks forward to a successful collaboration.

About vivenu:

vivenu is the technology leader in global event ticketing offering a flexible and advanced ticketing platform that centers organizers’ brands, sales and business needs. Leading organizers make the most of their events with vivenu's full-service support and platform engineered for speed, customization, reliability, and connectivity to deliver secure, seamless, on-brand purchase and ticket management experiences resulting in satisfied customers and an optimized top and bottom line.

The company’s white-label ticketing platform empowers organizers around the world to gain full autonomy over their ticketing experience and customer data. With 5 global offices in Europe and North America, vivenu already powers the ticketing of more than 600 premier event enterprises in more than 40 countries and is trusted by brands such as the Grammy Awards, FC Schalke 04, Stanford University, Hockenheimring, ESL, and many more. For more information, please visit www.vivenu.com.

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