Ticketfly appoints former Amazon exec to join ops team

Ticketfly, a San Francisco-based ticket distribution service founded in 2008, has hired former Amazon chief operating officer Steve Oliver to help develop the startup’s long-term strategy as it prepares to expand internationally, according to a Reuters report.



Oliver spent nine years at Amazon, leading its Canadian operations, the article stated.



"Ticketfly is growing at a remarkable clip and will greatly benefit from Steve's experience scaling operations at Amazon," Ticketfly cofounder and CEO Andrew Dreskin was quoted as saying.