John Langford Appointed VP and General Manager of The O2
John Langford appointed Vice President/General Manager
of The O2
Former SECC Director of Live Entertainment begins November 1
AEG Europe President Tom Miserendino today announced that John Langford has been
appointed VP and General Manager of The O2, taking up the position on November 1.
Langford joins the venue following three years in the position of Director of Live
Entertainment at The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, including The
SSE Hydro arena.
Leading the team at The O2, John will be responsible for the overall operational
management, commercial delivery, event booking and content creation at the London venue
as well as setting the vision and strategy. Reporting directly to AEG Europe’s SVP Facilities,
Richard Krezwick, John takes over as the venue approaches its tenth birthday in 2017.
At the SECC, John’s leadership was pivotal in transforming The SSE Hydro into one of the
world’s leading entertainment venues, during which time the arena significantly added to
group profitably and economic impact for the City of Glasgow. Prior to the SECC, John
spent seven years as Chief Operating Officer at BIG Concerts International, Africa’s premier
concert promoter and previously at senior management roles in the commercial radio
industry.
Commenting on his new role John Langford said:
“I am incredibly excited to be joining the team at AEG and The O2. I have always admired
the impact that The O2 has on the live entertainment industry and I am greatly honoured that
I can play a part in the future growth of this iconic venue. I will miss my colleagues at the
SECC tremendously and I wish them well as their incredibly successful journey continues.”
Richard Krezwick, SVP AEG Europe Facilities added:
"With John’s knowledge of the music and entertainment business world and his proven track
record in the venue management business, I know he’ll do a fantastic job. John inherits a
tremendously talented team at The O2 which will certainly make for a seamless transition
and a bright future ahead.”
For further information:
Barney Hooper, Director of Communications.
020 8463 2127
About The O2:
The O2 is the world’s most popular music and entertainment venue. Since opening in 2007, it has
been visited by more than 60 million people and picked up awards including: Venue of the Year at the
Music Week Awards, Venue of the Year at the Event Awards, Venue of the Year at the AEO Awards,
Pollstar International Arena of the Year (nine consecutive years), Venue Team of the Year at the
Event Awards, Best New Major Concert Venue, Venue of the Year at The Event Services Association
and Favourite Venue at the TPI Awards.
In addition to the arena, The O2 is also home to indigo at The O2, a live performance space; an 11-
screen Cineworld complex; Up at The O2 – an experience that allows visitors to walk across the roof
of The O2; Brooklyn Bowl - a 12-lane bowling alley, 800 capacity live music space and 130 cover
restaurant, and The Avenue, which features 26 bars and restaurants.