David McClellan has recently joined Tickets.com as Managing Director, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). The EMEA region is host to 600 clients covering theaters and festivals, sports venues, concert halls, museums, visitor attractions and cinemas. David also oversees the sales functions for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and the Regional Manager, APAC.

Mr McClellan most recently comes to us from Hewlett-Packard where for the last ten years he contributed to the substantial growth of the business development and sales organizations. He joined HP from the ticketing industry where he was involved with venue-based integration projects. Mr McClellan has also served as a Senior Account Executive for a number of IBM AS/400 software companies and Regional Manager for Synchro Systems. He has more than 25 years of IT experience.

Mr McClellan graduated with an honours degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Liverpool. He is an avid sports and music enthusiast, playing in bands and involved with football clubs. Mr McClellan is a credentialed UEFA Part B Coach, FA Referee and a volunteer weekend sports reporter for the BBC.

As chief executive officer of Tickets.com, Larry Witherspoon is responsible for the execution of the company’s overall direction and strategic plan, including global technology development, sales and marketing, and the operation of the business.

He joined Tickets.com in 2005 as chief information officer, overseeing information technology, product development, architecture and operations.

Mr Witherspoon has more than a decade of sports entertainment experience, along with an extensive engineering background. Before joining Tickets.com, Mr Witherspoon served as vice president of technology services for the Seattle Mariners, where he was responsible for all aspects of the Mariners’ technology services department, including information services, audio/video, ticketing operations and concession services. Previous to his position with the Mariners, Mr Witherspoon was co-founder and chief technology officer of AccessOne Internet Services.

Mr Witherspoon started his career at Science Applications International and has held various positions with AT&T Wireless and McCaw Cellular. He received an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Washington Business School and attended Central Texas College.

In his role as chief commercial officer, Mr Palmer is the driving force behind Tickets.com’s operational and sales organisations. Over the course of his tenure with Tickets.com, Mr Palmer has experienced nearly every facet of the company’s operation, including client support, training and installations, technical service, consumer services, professional services and strategic operations. With his multi-faceted background in the business, the 15-year ticketing industry veteran has successfully streamlined and improved efficiencies within his organisations.

Setting internal record history with new client integrations, Mr Palmer has perfected this set-up process by aligning the right internal resources and developing the appropriate execution teams launching clients such as Times Union Center, formerly known as Pepsi Arena, 9:30 Club, Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

In addition, Mr. Palmer has major event experience working as ticketing manager for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and a call centre trainer for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from George Mason University.

As chief information officer, Mr Michalak is responsible for all aspects of the Tickets.com global product strategy and life cycle. He oversees the global technology organisation and plays an essential role in analysing and evolving Tickets.com business processes to enable the company's growth and optimise the existing technology infrastructure.

Mr Michalak has 20 years of experience in information technology, systems development and process design. He has held a variety of senior leadership and technical positions for leading technology and financial services corporations, including Exodus Communications and Ameriquest Capital Corporation. Brett is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

In his position as chief financial officer, Mr Wu oversees accounting, financial planning and analysis, and human resources.  He joined Tickets.com in 2005 from Trojan Capital Resources, where he was founder and president. Mr Wu served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer at DentalView, where he played a key role in the development and commercialisation of innovative dental technology.  His background also includes management positions with Nobel Biocare USA, Inc, and Calmar, Inc. 

He began his career at KPMG, where he managed all phases of financial statement audits.  Mr. Wu is a Certified Public Accountant and earned an accounting degree at California State University, Long Beach and an MBA at the University of Southern California.