Brian Newman is EVP, Human Resources for the global division of Ticketmaster responsible for leading and directing all HR activity.

Brian began his career in HR at ITV in 2000 but after two and a half years moved to Live Nation as HR Manager and progressed to his current role via a number of internal moves. Brian specialises in employee and cultural integration, having played an integral role during the Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger in 2010. Brian works across talent management, has skills in international leadership management development, TUPE, Trade Union Negotiations, benefits and organisational design.

Brian also enjoys participating in HR industry events, commentating and writing within the sector and has had a number of featured articles within HR Director Magazine, Employee Benefits and People Management. Brian’s team has won a number of awards in recognition of the work they do. Most recently, technology website V3 awarded Ticketmaster the ‘Best Place to Work’ and Employee Benefits awarded Ticketmaster their ‘Best Healthcare and WellBeing scheme’ accolade for their pioneering LiveWell scheme.