Jonny Ward-Manning has joined the Recruitment GameChangers group.
He brings to the team a wealth of experience from global financial services to hospitality, ticketing and events. Having had experience in recruiting exceptional talent for Private Equity, Investment Banking and Corporate Development positions, Jonny brings to the group a hybrid of experience in both corporate and lifestyle acquisitions.
Highly experienced, dynamic, and well-connected, Jonny is a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience working with and on behalf of multinational brands and some of the best-known businesses in the areas of luxury lifestyle, hospitality, partnerships and the private sector.
After creating and launching the ticketing division at Quintessentially and having worked as Ticketing Director there for over a decade, Jonny founded Lifestyle Tickets. There, he built and managed global sales teams across multiple regions to establish a collective of the world’s best and sought after events for both corporate organisations and private members clubs; securing a global ticketing inventory of £50 million + worth of ticket access and sourcing key accounts which resulted in the business to grow year on year.
With an entrepreneurial ambition, he offers strategic sales and acquisitions counsel, and presents a collaborative and intuitive, professional service with a track record for high-performing employee and agency teams.
Highly adept at sales, deal negotiation, business case development, relationship building, team resourcing, training, and procurement of inventory and systems, supplier and service management.
A sports enthusiast, with a deep passion for the game of cricket, Jonny can be found playing and captaining various teams and franchises in the 20/20 format of the game throughout the summer months!
Here at Recruitment Game Changers, Jonny will be spearheading and overseeing the exciting expansion of the business.