Festival Republic
Elisabeth Poulsom is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in health and safety management within the events and festivals sector. Currently serving as the Health and Safety/Covid Compliance Manager at Festival Republic since April 2018, Elisabeth has overseen health and safety protocols for major events such as Wireless, Isle of Wight, and Reading Festival. Additionally, roles include Event/Health and Safety Management for Live Nation, Health and Safety Consultant for prominent tours like Imagine Dragons and Black Pink, and various management positions at festivals including Deer Shed and Sheffield Doc/Fest. Elisabeth holds multiple qualifications including a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and a Master’s in Education Leadership and Management from the University of Hull, alongside degrees in Drama, Film, and Marketing.
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Festival Republic
More than half a million fans attend the festivals we own and co-produce each year. They do so because they share our passion for festivals. Festivals are in our blood and we are proud to provide the heartbeat of the summer. Festival Republic is the UK’s leading festival and event promoter, and is extremely proud to be the team behind festivals including the greatest live show on the planet, Reading & Leeds Festivals; Latitude, the critically acclaimed multi-arts festival; and overseas events Electric Picnic, Berlin Festival and Lollapalooza Berlin. Formed in 1982 under the name Mean Fiddler, the company largely created the modern music festival market in the UK, taking shared ownership of Reading Festival in 1989 and producing numerous other events including the Fleadh and Phoenix festivals, Creamfields and Homelands. From 2001 until June 2012 Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, also held the licence and operational control of Glastonbury Festival. In 2007 the Mean Fiddler name and venues were sold, with the full festival portfolio remaining under the new name of Festival Republic. Since then the company has gone from strength to strength, producing an impressive portfolio of live events in the UK and overseas, and opening an office in Dublin in 2013.