Carolyn Jameson

Ms Jameson’s two decades of leadership experience within the global technology sector includes six years as chief legal officer at Skyscanner where she played a key role in its international growth and oversaw its sale to Chinese travel giant, Ctrip, for £1.4bn in 2016.

In 2019, she joined LSE-listed Trustpilot where she currently serves as chief trust officer having recently led it through a successful IPO. Ms Jameson also serves on the boards of the Scottish National Investment Bank and Scottish Equity Partners.

Founded in 2013, Edinburgh-headquartered Citizen Ticket provides a ticketing and booking platform for event organisers.

Harry Boisseau, Citizen Ticket’s co-founder and CEO, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Carolyn as our new chair, an appointment which underlines our ambition to become the most fundamental platform for events and experiences while making a lasting positive impact to our planet.

“Carolyn is a highly skilled and experienced operator within the global tech sector and a key player who has helped scale major technology businesses to reach their full market potential. She brings real substance to our team and will be a major contributing factor to our future success and growth.”

Ms Jameson said: “I’m excited to join the team at Citizen Ticket, a company with an innovative, technology-driven offering that is addressing key challenges facing event organisers while enhancing the experience for consumers.

“I look forward to working closely with Harry and his colleagues and supporting them on their growth journey. Along with its focus on improving service delivery and customer experience, I also share and support Citizen Ticket’s commitment towards sustainability which sits at the heart of its ambitious vision.”