TEG Makes Senior Leadership Changes to Touring and Technology Teams

Australia-based Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG) has made several changes to its senior leadership team, spanning numerous hires and departures in the touring, technology, and festival divisions. This comes after major cuts to the company’s country music arm.

Personnel:

• Mark Dodds will take on the role of Managing Director of TEG Live and Handsome Tours.

• Paul Dainty will enter into the newly created role of President of Touring and Theatrical.

• Tim McGregor has left TEG after two decades with the company. His most recent position was Global Head of Touring at TEG Live. Dodds will fill his open position.

• John Ranieri has been appointed TEG’s Chief Information Officer.

Background:

• According to Variety, this move is about TEG shifting focus to "touring across the Asia-Pacific region and investing in its ticketing and venue technology."

• TEG recently gutted its country music division.

• TEG Live’s Senior Vice President of Country, Brad Turcotte, and Head of Country Music Touring, Alex Kelsey, left the company.

• Jessie Parker left TEG's country event Laneway Festival after 16 years with the festival.

What they said:

• TEG Chief Executive Cameron Hoy: “The new structure announced today with Paul, Mark, Danny and Jerome builds on that proven track record. By uniting their expertise and having Mark step up to lead TEG Live alongside Handsome, we are raising the bar for live entertainment across the region.”