Joe Cohen - CEO
Joe Cohen is founder and CEO of
Seatwave. He started the company in May 2006, launching it in
February 2007, and, together with his team, has since built up the
biggest fan-to-fan ticketing marketplace in Europe. Joe has been
building consumer applications and businesses in the US and Europe
since the mid '90s and before founding Seatwave, started and ran
the international division of Match.com.
Joe frequently provides commentary and perspective to the media on
global consumer internet issues and the wider tech industry, with
recent appearances including the BBC, CNN, Telegraph.co.uk,
Financial Times, City AM and many others. Joe is also an angel
investor and mentor at various events. Roles in recent years
include being a judge at the Telegraph Start-up 100, a mentor at
Seedcamp Week and a sponsor at Devcamp.
Joe's a huge sport and music fan and lives
in London with his wife and five children
Follow Joe on Twitter @seatwavejoe
Team followed: OSU
Buckeyes / Favourite band: AC/DC /
Favourite film: Unforgiven
Chris Willis - Sales Director and MD, Emerging
Markets
Chris previously worked for The Guardian and Observer as
Advertisement Manager and was Head of Trading at the Mail on Sunday
before becoming CEO of Sports Publisher Profile.
At school and University he played guitar in a band whilst the
other members tried to keep him away from the microphone, he also
played most sports with more enthusiasm than skill but still tries
at tennis and skiing.
Follow Chris on Twitter @Lord_willis
Team followed: Arsenal / Favourite
band: The Jam / Favourite film:
Goldmember
Ged Waring - VP Technology
VP Technology, Ged has had 24 years of software development
across a variety of platforms & joined Seatwave in July
2006.
Ged heads up the engineering & technical teams at
Seatwave.
Follow Ged & the Seatwave tech team @seatwavelabs
Team followed: Tranmere Rovers /
Favourite band: Led Zeppelin / Favourite
film: The Third Man
James Hamlin - Marketing Director
James Hamlin joined Seatwave after over five years working in
the Online Dating sector with firstly Udate.com and then Match.com
where he managed Online Marketing across all non-US
territories.
James is currently splitting his spare time between trying to
learn how to play Cricket and producing the Breakin Bread
podcasts.
Follow James on Twitter @james_hamlin
Team followed: Tottenham Hotspur /
Favourite band: Steely Dan / Favourite
film: Saturday Night Fever