Karl Krainer

Karl Krainer is Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Seatwave, Northern Europe. He joined the company in August 2008 bringing with him 17 years experience working across a broad range of blue-chip companies in the FMCG and internet industries, including Coca-Cola, Google, Procter & Gamble, Apollinaris & Schweppes, DealTime and eBay.

Karl is responsible for strengthening Seatwave’s position in the secondary ticketing market within Northern Europe.

Prior to joining Seatwave, as Marketing Director for Google in Northern and Central Europe, Karl was responsible for the search engine’s marketing in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia. At eBay, Karl was Director of Brand Marketing and oversaw the ‘3...2…1 meins!’ campaign.

Karl holds an MBA from Tulane University, New Orleans and prior to this graduated from the University of Innsbruck.

Karl lives in Hamburg with his wife and two daughters.