AXS APPOINTS TRAVIS TO CEO AUSTRALIA & NZ

AXS has appointed Andrew Travis as the new CEO of its Australia and New Zealand division amid the ticketing giant's continued expansion down under. He'll be based in the Melbourne offices.

Travis previously worked for the Australian Football League where he was a chief executive with the Gold Coast Suns. More recently, he was the COO of Melbourne & Olympic Parks precinct, home to six of Melbourne’s premier venues.

There, Travis was responsible for the development and operation of Rod Laver Arena, AAMI Park (which saw Travis lead the client team overseeing its $268m construction), John Cain Arena and Margaret Court Arena, among others. He's looking forward to "super serving venues to optimize their ticketing operations and drive improved customer outcomes and satisfaction.”

Bryan Perez, Los Angeles-based AXS chief executive, said of Travis, "His extensive experience as an industry leader in sports and entertainment venues gives him a keen insight into their goals and ambitions and the challenges they’ve had realizing them. He is the right person to help AXS address those challenges in a new and innovative way to the benefit of fans, artists and team throughout the region.”

We, on the other hand, are probably the wrong people to be handling the announcement. Travis would likely agree.