TicketSwap expands in anticipation of strong demand with 2 senior hires: Margriet Rijff and Oscar Kriek 12 Apr 2021
With pilot events underway, and thousands of tickets being sold, the hope of a summer full of live music is fast becoming a reality, and ethical secondary platform TicketSwap is expanding in anticipation of strong demand.
Margriet Rijff joins TicketSwap as Chief Operations Officer today. Margriet was formerly a Senior Executive at beauty booking platform Treatwell and will take responsibility for operations across all markets, ranging from The Netherlands to Brazil.
Margriet has a long tenure at platform businesses, including long spells at Treatwell and Bol.com. She helped grow the Treatwell platform in 11 countries and was involved in various launches, mergers and acquisitions. A clear strategic thinker, Margriet brings hands-on experience driving international expansion, paired with a keen eye for data and analysis. She will be a driving force as TicketSwap returns to an aggressive international expansion.
On joining TicketSwap, Margriet Rijff commented:
“I am very pleased to be joining such a talented team with an amazing culture. The company has great potential to help music fans and event organisers. I’m particularly excited to help TicketSwap grow internationally, and make buying and selling second hand tickets easy, transparent and safe around the globe.”
Oscar Kriek also joined recently, taking on the newly-created position Head of Business Strategy, where he will drive innovative partnerships across multiple sectors. Oscar is well known in the Dutch music industry, with senior roles covering multiple disciplines. He has experience working with artists, events, venues, and most recently in business strategy at See Tickets Benelux. In addition, he leads the Tech Programme for the influential Amsterdam Dance Event, bringing in various high profile thought leaders over the years such as the CTO of Amazon. He brings a wealth of knowledge which will further enhance the data, insight and services TicketSwap can offer its partners.
Speaking about the new starters, TicketSwap co-founder and CEO Hans Ober said:
“It's great to have Margriet and Oscar on board. Like so many in the live entertainment space, we have consolidated in order to get through the last year. Now, as events start to pick up, we are stepping up. Margriet and Oscar bring a wealth of experience running and expanding international businesses. Together they will really help us forge ahead in our mission of becoming the world’s favourite place to buy and sell tickets.”
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