Ticketing provider appoints new General Counsel

CTS EVENTIM has appointed experienced lawyer Tilman Wink as the company´s new General Counsel and Head of the Legal Department. He will take over from his predecessor, Rainer Appel, on 1 April. In his new role, Tilman will advise CTS EVENTIM on all legal matters and use his comprehensive expertise to support the company in its future M&A activities. Tilman reports to CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg.

Tilman studied law in Bayreuth, Bordeaux, Munich and San Diego. He passed Germany’s
second state law exam in 2000, and also holds a “Licence en droit” from France and a
Master of Laws from the US. Until 2018, he worked for a series of renowned major law firms,
including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Simmons & Simmons and Baker McKenzie. His
main areas of focus there included corporate and capital markets law, financial law and
private M&A. Tilman spent the last five years as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
and Company Secretary for SIGNA Sports United Group in Berlin and Frankfurt. During this
time, he set up the group’s legal department, was involved in its IPO on the New York Stock
Exchange, handled the legal aspects of the acquisition of the Wiggle group, and helped
establish SIGNA’s tennis group through several international acquisitions.

Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, CEO, CTS EVENTIM: “I’m delighted to welcome Tilman to
CTS EVENTIM. By bringing his expertise to a key area of the company, he will play an
important role in our dynamic development. I’m looking forward to working with Tilman, and I
wish him and his team much success.”

Tilman Wink, designated General Counsel, CTS EVENTIM: “I’m thankful to Klaus for putting
his trust in me and I’m looking forward to working in an exciting, fast-growing company. I
believe a well-functioning legal department proactively empowers the operative side of the
business by making things possible and solving problems before they arise.”

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