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EVMI Management

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    Kerstin Schulz - Executive Director

    Kerstin Schulz has joined EVMI after a decade of gathering experience in sports sponsorship and event management in different parts of the world.

     After completing her studies of Sportökonomie in Bayreuth, Germany (a diploma combining the subjects sports, business economics and law) Kerstin worked for the sports sponsorship department of HUGO BOSS AG with the emphasis mainly on golf, Formula 1 and boxing. Moving to Valencia later she first worked as an Event and Hospitality Manager for the BMW Oracle Sailing Team and later self-employed in the 32nd America´s Cup. With her company Karma Sports – a consulting company specialized in Events & Communication - she continued working in international surroundings. Still based in Valencia, Spain, she also carried out projects in the United Arab Emirates and Australia with special focus on high level event management and organization.

Executive Board

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    Michael Siebold - Arnecke Siebold Partnerschaftsgesellschaft

    Michael Siebold, founding partner of Arnecke Siebold law firm, is a German native with considerable international experience.  Michael has always practised his legal profession on an international terrain.  In Canada he focused on sports- and entertainment law – cooperation with SkyDome Toronto, initiator of Skydome Frankfurt – an area he further developed throughout his career.  Michael is in charge of many national and especially international mandates and projects in the cultural and entertainment sector as well as particularly in the sports area, the innovative building of arenas and the international real property market.  Furthermore, he specialises in legal project management and event and venue financing. Prior to the FIFA WC 2010 in South Africa Michael was involved in a major logistics and hospitality project.  Michael has worked on many stadium projects such as Stuttgart Mercedes Benz Arena, Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt and many more.

    Michael is one of the founding directors of EVMI.

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    Ben Veenbrink - The Stadium Consultancy B.V.

    Ben Veenbrink is founder and managing director of The Stadium Consultancy, a specialist consultancy company for the planning, development, operation and management of stadiums and arenas. Prior to his own consultancy firm he was managing director of Amsterdam ArenA Advisory and gained longstanding experience in the operation and the revenue maximisation of Europe's first multifunctional and most successful stadium.

    Besides running his consultancy practice he is managing director of the Euroborg stadium, a 22,000 seater stadium in Groningen, The Netherlands, and a member of UEFA's expert panel on Stadium Construction and Management.

    Ben has been involved as consultant in more than 30 stadium projects wordwide, including venues for the Olympic, World Cup and Euro tournaments.