LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – AEG Presents, a global leader in live music and events, announced today that Angie Rho has been named Senior Vice President, of Global Touring. Rho joins the company from Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where she most recently served as Head of Business Affairs. Her responsibilities will include operational oversight of the division, global strategy, team development, and business affairs, reporting to the President of Global Touring, Rich Schaefer. Rho will be based out of AEG Presents’ headquarters in Los Angeles.
“I’ve been incredibly lucky by being in the right place at the right time, to experience unprecedented growth in live music and touring,” said Rho, “I feel just as lucky to be joining Rich Schaefer in Global Touring and the talented family at AEG Presents. I’m very excited about what’s ahead of us and look forward to contributing meaningfully to the continued success of AEG’s Global Touring group.”
“Angie brings a wealth of expertise and keen insights to the Global Touring division and AEG Presents as a whole, and I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome her to the team,” added Schaefer. “She will play a key part in aligning our company to be best positioned as we continue to build and grow.”
Rho is an experienced senior leader across a variety of industries, with significant in-house counsel experience with both large, well-established companies as well as start-ups. Her most recent role as an executive at CAA involved guiding and managing operations including functional expertise in structuring operational divisions, M&A activities from negotiations to post-deal integration, personnel matters, and various legal issues.
Rho began her career at the nascency of the digital music era, working at the crossroads of technology and music at the music start-up LAUNCH, which was subsequently acquired by Yahoo! Music.
