This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Business News Industry People Live Business
Eventbrite hires former Twitter exec as new VP of Product
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 29 July 2014
Ticketing firm Eventbrite has announced Laurent Sellier as its new Vice President Of Product. Sellier has previously worked for Amazon and most recently Twitter.
Says Eventbrite CEO Kevin Hartz: “There are few people in the world that has the depth and breadth of experience we are looking for as we build our discovery product and round out Eventbrite as the global marketplace for live experiences. Laurent’s passion for Eventbrite combined with the wealth of experience he brings from Twitter and Amazon in discovery, mobile, social, consumer and marketplace businesses is unmatched, and we are thrilled to have him lead our worldwide product strategy”.
Sellier added: “Being at the nexus of technology, mobile and events, Eventbrite has a unique opportunity to connect people around the world to great live experiences. Eventbrite’s traction on the organiser side of the business has been extraordinary, and I’m thrilled to be on board to build a robust attendee discovery product, and bring to life the events marketplace that is waiting to happen on Eventbrite”.
The company has also recently hired April Chang as VP Of Consumer Engineering and David Good as Director Of Discovery Engineering.
