LiveCo is a rapidly growing private equity-backed entertainment company that is focused on delivering rich consumer experiences, including promoting music, comedy, and a variety of family entertainment tours, as well as producing festivals and other events. Today, the company represents more than 3,000 annual live shows and events across its various entertainment brands.
EXECUTIVE Team
Chuck Steedman
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Chuck Steedman - President & Chief Executive Officer
Chuck comes to LiveCo with 40 years of diverse live entertainment, venue, sports management and real estate development experience, most recently serving as a Principal in a sports-focused private equity fund.
Prior to private equity, Chuck served as the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development for ASM Global, the world’s largest live event company from October 2019 - July 2022, overseeing global strategic planning, business development and M&A activity. Chuck joined AEG Facilities in 2008, ultimately serving as Chief Operating & Development Officer, March 2014-October 2019, overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations of stadia, arenas, and convention centers around the globe. Chuck’s background also includes stints with New England Sports Ventures and Fenway Sports Group, parent company of the Boston Red Sox, the ski resort industry, media and college athletics.
Over the course of his career, Steedman has overseen numerous booking and content deals, directly overseen major touring content, negotiated major sponsorship deals including naming rights agreements, managed global strategic planning exercises, negotiated pro sports team tenant agreements, presided over successful union/labor negotiations, major vendor, and service contracts, and engaged in governmental relations at the local, state, and federal levels.
Steedman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte, NC, and a continuing education certificate from MIT in data aggregation and analytics.
Ron Chiu
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
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Ron Chiu - Chief Financial Officer
Ron Chiu served as Chief Strategy Officer, Business Development at AEG Presents for 10 years. Ron led the efforts on the company’s strategic planning, business development, analyzing new business opportunities, and identifying operational improvements.
Prior to joining AEG Presents, Ron served as the Vice President of Strategy and Operations for Live Nation Entertainment, where he was a member of the North American Concerts Executive Leadership Team and managed the strategy and analytics team to provide strategic planning, financial and operational analysis and execution. Prior to his position at Live Nation, Ron was a strategic management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, where he led client teams and executive client relationships for Fortune 500 companies in the media, entertainment and consumer industries to develop growth strategies and help them execute transformational projects.
Receiving his Bachelor of Science in Cybernetics and Master of Science in Computer Science from UCLA, Ron graduated from MIT’s Sloan School of Management with a Master of Business Administration degree.
Tim Taber
Chief Strategy Officer
Michael Pugh
Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Hanson
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs
Steve Tadlock
Senior Vice President,
Venue Relations
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Steve Tadlock - Senior Vice President, Venue Relations
Steve Tadlock has worked in public assembly facility management for over three decades, with operational and financial oversight in a variety of venue types including stadiums, arenas, theaters, ice rinks, and a marina. His vast experience in the industry includes planning and oversight of all facets of venue management and day-to-day operations.
He previously served as General Manager, Regional General Manager or Regional Vice President for the past 22 years, most recently serving as General Manager at Pechanga Arena San Diego. Throughout this venue management career, Steve has had direct involvement and responsibility during construction, pre-opening and grand opening of three arenas.
At LiveCo, Steve manages facility relationships, content backed-booking deals, and continues to drive LiveCo’s growth in the industry.
Steve is a graduate of St Thomas University in Miami, FL graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration.