Seat Unique has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Ticketing Business of the Year Award and the Guest Experience Award in TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2025. Philippa Hicks, co-founder and Chief Product Officer is also up for the Executive of the Year, an award she won last year. 

Since 2016, TheTicketingBusiness Awards have recognised leadership, innovation and achievement in the application of ticketing across sports, performing arts, music, cinema, live entertainment and visitor attractions.

Seat Unique looks forward to celebrating with the industry’s best when the winners are announced during TheTicketingBusiness Awards Party on 29th April 2025 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.

Take a look at everyone who’s in the running this year here.

Robin Sherry, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Seat Unique, said:

“Incredibly proud to see Seat Unique shortlisted for three awards at TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2025! We started this business as we love live events and wanted fans to be able to access the very best seats and experiences venues have to offer. It’s been a long road; we have made plenty of mistakes but seeing the team’s hard work recognised like this means a lot. 

“It would be remiss to not give a special shoutout to my better half Phillipa Hicks , Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, who’s up for Executive of the Year again after winning last year. Painful!

“The experience economy is booming, and the ticketing industry is facing huge transformation as we speak. A hugely exciting year ahead for us and all our partners in selling premium packages to fans. A big thank you to TheTicketingBusiness for this recognition and we look forward to celebrating with you all soon!”

Philippa Hicks, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Seat Unique, said:

“Really proud to see Seat Unique nominated in three categories at The Ticketing Business Awards 2025, and honoured to be recognised once again in the Executive of the Year category.

“For me, a premium experience starts long before the event. It begins with a seamless, hassle-free ticket purchase. Over the past year, we’ve rolled out a number of product developments across the Seat Unique website to give fans an that consistently delivers on the premium experience. We have plenty of plans in the works for 2025 - more to follow!”

Judging panel

The Awards judging panel for 2025 comprises:

  •  Jimmy Adams, Marketing & Partnerships Manager, Professional Darts Corporation
  • Shah-Zeib Ahmed, Director, Glosancon – Sports
  • Manuel Barberà, Ticketing, Hospitality & Customer Exp Senior Manager, Euroleague Basketball
  • Matthias Becher, Managing Director, SV Stuttgarter Kickers e.V.
  • Willem-Jan Brabers, Owner, Yuno Travel
  • Fran Campaña, Head of Ticketing, Proactiv Entertainment
  • Tim Chambers, Managing Director, TJChambers Consultancy
  • Lucy Chillingworth, Global Director Live Entertainment Proposition, Ten Group
  • Tobias Fernau, Head of Ticketing & Customer Service, RB Leipzig
  • Gabriela Gandolfini, Director of Customer Strategy and Retail, House of Commons
  • Su Jella, Director of Data/Insights, Tennis Australia
  • Jack Kenn, Managing Director, Blue Man Group
  • Eleonora Mihova, CEO, Ticket Staion
  • Cat Nunes, Ticketing and Insight Manager, The Postal Museum
  • Ian Nuttall, Founder, Xperiology
  • Nigel Shipley, Head of Commercial Performance, ODEON Cinemas Group
  • Edwin Suk, Group Director IT / CIO, Stage Entertainment
  • Pauline Williams, Ticketing Manager, The Eden Park Trust
  • Kevin Wright, Head of Commercial Projects / Commercial and Visitor Exp, Natural History Museum

Who attends

The Awards Party brings together industry executives (VIPs, nominees, judges, guests as well as all the delegates of TheTicketingBusiness Forum) from around the world: a veritable Who’s Who across the global sports, performing arts, music, cinema, live entertainment and visitor attractions sector.

About the organiser 

TheTicketingBusiness Awards are organised by Xperiology, the specialist events, training and advisory agency for the sports and entertainment facilities sector. 

 Xperiology also owns and organises many other leading industry events including: TheTicketingBusiness Forum, TheTicketingBusiness Awards, TheTicketingBusiness Asia, TheStadiumBusiness Summit, TheStadiumBusiness Summit Design & Development Summit, TheStadiumBusiness Summit Design & Development Awards, TheStadiumBusiness Asia, and the industry’s leading news services: TheTicketingBusiness.com and TheStadiumBusiness.com.

About Seat Unique 

Seat Unique is a trusted platform that connects fans with official premium tickets and hospitality packages for live events. By collaborating directly with rights holders, the company guarantees exclusive access to the best experiences across sports, music and theatre.

Seat Unique works with iconic venues like London’s Wembley Stadium and the Co-op Live in Manchester, as well as top clubs and promoters such as Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Jacksonville Jaguars UK.

Backed by high profile investors and ambassadors, including ASM Global, Matt Dawson, Richard Flint and Roderik Schlosser, Seat Unique has seen revenue growth of more than 7,921% over the past four years. It ranked 4th in the Sifted 100: UK & Ireland 2024 and 5th in the 2024 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50.

For more information, please visit www.seatunique.com or contact [email protected].