Our Ticketmaster division is pleased to announce four appointments to its newly crafted executive team: 

• – Jeff Somers, chief product officer, has spent close to 20 years in senior leadership roles across the consumer technology and e-commerce spaces. He was most recently vice president at eBay North America Marketplaces. 
• – Kat Frederick, SVP, product strategy, has held senior roles at Yahoo! and Distillery No. 209. She most recently served as vice president, product marketing and strategy, at PriceGrabber. 
• – Catherine Martin, VP, communications, has led communications programming for both Fortune 500 and start-up consumer technology brands, and was senior vice president at Edelman. 
• – Ismail Elshareef, VP, open platform and innovation, has extensive experience launching Open API platforms globally and was executive director, open platform at Edmunds.com.
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These accomplished executive leaders underscore Ticketmaster’s technology impact and influence, and its commitment to bringing a customer-focused experience to consumers.