Smith Appointed President of Ticketmaster North America

Ticketmaster, a Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. company, has appointed Jared Smith as President of Ticketmaster North America. In this role, Smith will be responsible for Ticketmaster’s support, sales, distribution and marketing operations. He will also add strategic oversight of the product development teams for the company’s ticketing software platforms.
“Jared continues to be a transformational leader in Ticketmaster’s evolution,” said Michael Rapino, CEO and president of Live Nation Entertainment. “His dedication to clients has consistently resulted in a greater than 100% net renewal rates and his innovative thinking has led to the creation of value-added services and products to better support them and the fans they serve.”
Smith was formerly Ticketmaster’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Ticketmaster in 2003, Smith oversaw the administration, sales and marketing departments of the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Ga., and served as the Executive Director of the Quad Cities Sports Commission in Moline, Ill.