Pollstar’s 2025 Impact International: UK/Euro Honors

Welcome to Pollstar’s 2025 Impact International: UK/Euro Honors.
If there’s one thing Pollstar‘s 2025 Impact International: UK/Euro honorees have in common, it’s dedication. To fans, artists, staff & crew – all who make up this great spectacle of live, and manage to make it more spectacular each year.
This year’s selection of professionals at the top of their game proves a few things: the next generation of headliners is worthy to carry the mantle of rock ’n’ roll royalty; borders are a minor inconvenience; fans are everywhere and artists are making an effort to perform for all of them. Domestic talent rules while new markets open up; the industry is rife with opportunity and challenges alike, and most of our honorees treat the latter as the former; culture trumps profit, loyalty trumps opportunism; and the team is everything.
No one sees this as a job. Rather, it is a calling. Their stories are fascinating, and we hope you enjoy them. Congratulations to this year’s Impact International honorees.

2025 Impact International Honorees
BARRIE MARSHALL MBE
Founder & Chairman
Marshall Arts Ltd.
ANNA BEWERS
Vice President & Agent
Wasserman Music
NIAMH BYRNE & RÉGINE MOYLETT
Co-Founders
Eleven Mgmt
BYRON CARR
President of Global Touring
TAG
IVANA COLUCCIA
Senior Music Agent
Friends & Partners SPA
ANDY COOK
Music Touring Agent
CAA
EMMA DAVIS
General Manager & Agent
One Fiinix Live
STEFAN ELENKOV
Founder & CEO
Fest Team Bulgaria
GEOFF ELLIS
Managing Director
DF Concerts
HARVEY GOLDSMITH CBE
Managing Director
Artist Promotion Management Ltd
OLIVER HOPPE
Managing Director
Wizard Live
GARY HUTCHINSON
Executive VP, Global Touring & Content
OVG International
MARTIN INGHAM
Chief Executive
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham & National Ice Centre
MARK JANSEN
VP of Artist & Promoter Relations EMEA
Ticketmaster
TOBY LEIGHTON-POPE
Managing Director
TEG Europe
NIKLAS LUNDELL & JOEL BORG
Partners & Promoters
Rush Ent.
ROD MACSWEEN
Founder & Director
ITB
ARNAUD MEERSSEMAN
Managing Director
AEG Presents France
ANNA-SOPHIE MERTENS
Senior Vice President, Touring
Live Nation UK
GIANNIS PALTOGLOU
Artistic Director
Ejekt Festival / Detox Events
JÖRG PHILIPP
Owner & Managing Director
Beat The Street
JANA POSTH
Director Festivals, PRK Dreamhaus
Festival Director, Rock am Ring
HERMAN SCHUEREMANS
CEO & Managing Director
Live Nation Belgium
DECLAN SHARKEY
Senior Principal & Global Director
Populous
ELLA STREET
Agent
WME
STEPHAN THANSCHEIDT
CEO
FKP Scorpio
LAURENT VAISSIÉ
CEO
L-Acoustics
ROB WILMSHURST
CEO
Eventim UK
MATT WOOLLISCROFT
Promoter
SJM Concerts
JAMES WRIGHT
Agent
UTA

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