Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship.

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Mark Campana is currently the Chief Operating Officer, US Concerts at [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment). 

A native of Chicago, Mr. Campana attended [Illinois State University](/org/illinois-state-university) and graduated with a degree in Theater and Arts Management. After graduation he began his career with the Nederlander organization.

In 1999, Mr. Campana joined SFX Entertainment, and later Clear Channel Entertainment where he served as a Regional Vice President and eventually rose to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. In 2005 Mr. Campana was named Midwest Regional President and assumed responsibility for all of the company’s activities in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota and the Dakotas.

The 30-year entertainment industry veteran has built venues and produced a huge variety of shows throughout his career. 

Mark Campana

Alan Ridgeway is the current President of International and Emerging Markets at [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment). Alan has held this position since November 2011. Prior to this, they served as the CEO of International from September 2007 to November 2011, and the CFO from August 2005 to August 2007. Alan Ridgeway has been with Live Nation since 2002, starting as the CFO/COO of Europe from January 2002 to August 2005. 

Before joining Live Nation, Alan Ridgeway worked for [Hertz](/org/hertz) from August 1998 to January 2002 as the Finance Director of France, and from September 1996 to August 1998 as an Assistant Controller. Alan started their career at [KPMG UK](/org/kpmg-co-uk) in September 1988 as a Manager and remained there until September 1996.

Alan Ridgeway attended Aylesbury Grammar School and then the [University of Cambridge](/org/university-of-cambridge), where they earned a MA in Economics.

Some of their coworkers include Jackie Beato - EVP, Operations, David Marcus - Executive Vice President, Head of Music, and Kathryn Frederick - Chief Marketing Officer. Their manager is Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Alan Ridgeway

Yvener Petit

Kelly Strickland

Jimmy Iovine has served as a member of our board of directors since 2014. Mr. Iovine is widely regarded as a forward-thinking visionary in Music. Iovine, along with hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre, co-founded Beats Electronics (Beats) and Beats Music, which were both acquired by Apple in 2014.

Iovine is also the founder and former Chairman of UMG's Interscope Geffen A&M Records unit. Under Iovine, Interscope became home to the biggest artists in the world including Dr. Dre, Nine Inch Nails, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, and Lady Gaga. Iovine began his career in the studio producing works by John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Nicks, and many others.

In 2013, Iovine and Dre gave a $70 million endowment to USC to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.

Jimmy Iovine

Greg Maffei has served as a member of our board of directors since 2011 and as our Chairman of the Board since 2013. Mr. Maffei has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Interactive Corporation since February 2006, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media) Corporation (including its predecessor) since May 2007. He also served as Liberty Interactive's CEO-Elect from November 2005 through February 2006. Additionally, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of [Liberty Broadband](/org/liberty-broadband) Corporation since June 2014 and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. since July 2013, which were spun off from [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media) and Liberty Interactive, respectively, in 2014. Mr. Maffei has served as a director of Liberty Interactive since 2005, as a director of [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media) (including its predecessor) since May 2007, as Chairman of the Board of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (since April 2013; director since March 2009), and as a director of each of [Starz](/org/starz) (since January 2013), Liberty TripAdvisor (since June 2015; director since July 2013), TripAdvisor, Inc. (since February 2013), Charter Communications, Inc. (since May 2013), [Liberty Broadband](/org/liberty-broadband) (since June 2014) and Zillow Group, Inc. (including its predecessor, since May 2005).

Gregory B. Maffei

Chad Hollingsworth has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media) Corporation since 2016, where he focuses on investment opportunities within the telecom infrastructure, retail, sports and live entertainment sectors. He first joined [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media) in 2007, and has served as a director on several public and private company boards, including [Backcountry.com](/org/backcountry-com), [CommerceHub](/org/commercehub), Interval Leisure Group, Saavn Global Holdings, TruePosition and Ideiasnet. He also oversees several of Liberty’s existing venture investments, and was a member of the Investment Committee for [Sound Ventures](/org/sound-ventures) from 2015 to 2018.

Mr. Hollingsworth currently serves as a director for [Rocky Mountain PBS](/org/rocky-mountain-pbs), as well as Invest in Kids, both Colorado-based nonprofits. He has a strong passion for music, having played professionally as a jazz saxophonist from an early age, and served as the chairman of the board of KUVO, Denver’s jazz radio station, for three years prior to its merger with [Rocky Mountain PBS](/org/rocky-mountain-pbs) in 2013. Mr. Hollingsworth received his B.S. from [Stanford University](/org/stanford), and is a CFA® charterholder.

Chad Hollingsworth

Aaron Hawkins

Jeri Ann Kaneko

Kate Aguilar

David Marcus

Kathryn Frederick

Gui Karyo is the Chief Information Officer at [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment). Gui has previously worked as the Chief Information Officer at [Ticketmaster](/org/ticketmaster) and as the EVP Operations and Strategy at Herff Jones. Gui has a long history of working in the operations and development field, with a focus on software development and infrastructure. Gui is committed to operational excellence and strives to provide the best possible experience for fans and stakeholders alike. Gui Karyo is originally from LA, but has also worked in Scottsdale, Chicago, Quebec, DC and New Delhi.

Gui Karyo graduated from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Gui Karyo reports to Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer. Gui Karyo works with Jackie Beato - EVP, Operations, David Marcus - Executive Vice President, Head of Music, and Michael Rowles - General Counsel and Secretary.

Gui Karyo

Amy Howe

Mark Yovich

Latriece Watkins is Executive Vice President of the Consumables division for Walmart U.S., the nation’s largest retailer.  She plays a pivotal role in driving Walmart’s business success and in shaping the future of retailing. As one of Walmart’s largest divisions, she leads a business that, on its own, would be part of the Fortune 50.  

Today, a majority of items on every American household shopping list fall in her portfolio. Watkins leads a team that oversees all omni merchandising strategies for the company’s baby, beauty, over-the counter pharmacy, household chemical and paper, personal care and pets business. 

Over the course of her career, Watkins has held several key leadership positions in merchandising, human resources and store operations, and began at Walmart focused on the Company’s real estate disposition and development.  She was tapped by Walmart’s CEO to lead a team focused on culture change and transformation across the enterprise.  Because she has worked in so many different areas of the business, she brings a 360-degree approach to her leadership, all while keeping customers at the center of Walmart’s business.

Watkins has also championed a number of mentorship and diversity and inclusion initiatives at Walmart, including serving as chairperson for the African American Resource Groups for two terms.  Currently, she leads the company’s criminal justice Shared Value Network team, which focuses on leveraging the company’s strengths and expertise to increase racial equity within the system.  Watkins is admired across the industry as someone who leads with respect and lifts others. She champions DEI programs that create sustained, consistent and significant impact, both within her company and her community. 

She is widely celebrated and recognized throughout the industry as a trailblazer, forging her own unique path to leadership and success. In 2020, Fortune included Watkins on a list of women most likely to land a spot on the Most Powerful Women list. In May 2021, she was awarded the Madam C.J. Walker Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, an award that recognizes individuals who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to DEI.  She was also named to Mass Market Retailers Most Influential Women in Retail. 

Active in the community, Watkins currently serves as a board member for Thaden School, an independent school in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas that aims to provide holistic, enriching education to prepare students for college. She’s also a board member for Mercy Health Foundation of Northwest Arkansas. Latriece works with a variety of local and regional chapters of non-profit organizations, including the American Heart Association; Susan G. Komen Foundation; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Boys and Girls Club and Winthrop Rockefeller Institute.

Watkins graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in political science and received a JD at the University of Arkansas law school.

Latriece Watkins

Berchtold expanded his responsibilities to include those of a Chief Financial Officer in July 2021. Berchtold has served as President of Live Nation since 2017 after joining the company in 2011. As President, Berchtold oversees a number of corporate functions and leads many of the company’s performance improvement and strategic initiatives. Previously, he was President of Technicolor Creative Services, and before that a partner with McKinsey and Company. Berchtold graduated with a B.A. in Economics from [Pomona College](/org/pomona-college) and earned a Master of Business Administration from [Harvard University](/org/harvard), where he was a Baker Scholar and Loeb Fellow.

Joe Berchtold

Randall Mays served on the board of Live Nation since our inception in 2005. Randall is Co-Managing Partner of Mays Family Enterprises and CEO of Running M Capital. Randall is also the Co-Founder of the NeuroElasticity Project, while learning and exploring opportunities within Consciousness. He sits on the boards of several companies and foundations. Previously, Randall spent over 15 years at Clear Channel Communications (now [iHeartMedia](/org/iheartmedia)) holding various leadership roles including Vice Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer.

Randall Mays

Jackie Beato is [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment)’s Executive Vice President of Operations, providing strategic guidance to the company and its core operating businesses, as well as overseeing human resources, global communications, government relations, and investor relations. Jackie joined Live Nation in 2019 after ten years at [Caesars Entertainment](/org/caesars-entertainment-corporation), one of the largest gaming companies in the world, where she spent a majority of her tenure as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, managing company-wide finance, treasury, investor relations, strategic sourcing, procurement, risk management and workplace safety functions. Jackie started her career as a U.S. Equity Derivatives Trader at [Deutsche Bank](/org/deutsche-bank), and graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the [University of Miami](/org/university-of-miami) and earned an MBA from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).


Jackie Beato

Michael Rowles

Ping Fu

Maverick Carter is currently the Director at [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment). Prior to this, they were the PR/Marketing Manager at Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower and was responsible for increasing brand recognition and market share of assigned channels, venues and/or services. Maverick has also worked as a consultant for Brand, Ltd. as a Strategic Marketing/PR Director and as a Production/Traffic Manager at Virgen Advertising.

Maverick Carter has a Bachelor of Science in Advertising & Marketing Communications from the [Fashion Institute of Technology](/org/fashion-institute-of-technology). Maverick also has a certification from [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) in The Six Morning Habits of High Performers.

Maverick Carter

Ron Bension

Arthur Fogel

John Reid

 Russell Wallach

 Bob Roux

James S. Kahan

Dana Walden has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2018. Walden is Chairman, Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment, having previously served as Chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group, from 2014 until Fox's merger with Disney in 2019.

Walden has held leadership roles at Fox for nearly two decades, beginning in 1999 when she, along with longtime partner Gary Newman, gained oversight of 20th Century Fox TV and grew it into an industry leader in the production of award-winning and culture-defining hits including 24, Homeland, Glee, Modern Family, American Horror Story and, most recently, breakout hits This is Us and 9-1-1. In 2014, she and Newman added oversight of the Fox network which is home to such hit series as Empire, 9-1-1, The X-Files, Family Guy and the longest-running show on television, The Simpsons. FTG's content now reaches more than a billion people every day across the world in as many as 180 countries, across six continents, in 30 different languages.

In recognition of her contributions to the industry, Walden received the coveted Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award in 2017, has been inducted into Broadcasting & Cable's Television Hall of Fame and been named MIPCOM's "Personality of the Year" and Variety's "Showman of the Year." Walden serves on the boards of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Friends Board of the Saban Community Clinic and has been honored by both organizations, as well as by the Alliance for Children's Rights, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, the Chrysalis Organization, Cedars Sinai Medical Center and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

Dana Walden

Jeffrey T. Hinson

Michael Rapino has served as [Live Nation Entertainment](/org/live-nation-entertainment)’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 2005. Rapino led the transformation of Live Nation into the number one live music brand in the world with operations in more than 40 countries and annual revenue exceeding $10 billion.

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