ATG Entertainment announces Lori Hotz as North American chief executive officer

ATG Entertainment has announced that Lori Hotz has joined the live entertainment company’s senior leadership team as North American CEO. Hotz will assume her role immediately. Additionally, Kristin Caskey, previously ATG’s executive vice president of content and creative, has been promoted to the position of chief content officer.

Until recently, Hotz was the CEO and founder of Lobus, a leading asset management platform for visual arts dedicated to building creator equity and making culture investable. Prior to founding Lobus, Hotz led the post-war and contemporary art department at Christie’s as global managing director. There, she oversaw the $3B division and grew the business globally, expanding into new markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Canada. Previously, Hotz held senior positions with Lazard, Barclays Lehman and JP Morgan Chase.

In her new role with ATG, Caskey leads the producing arm and oversees programming for all North American venues in the portfolio. Caskey is a multiple Tony Award-winning producer, having shepherded shows on Broadway and national tours and in the United Kingdom. Her credits include the upcoming “Last Five Years” as well as the previous “Appropriate,” “Gutenberg!,” “Parade” and many more. Caskey is the current chair of the Broadway League and serves on the board of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

ATG Entertainment’s portfolio of venues includes historic and studio theaters, live music arenas, cinemas and conference spaces. ATG Entertainment owns, operates or programs 64 of the world’s most iconic venues across the UK, US and Germany, each year entertaining more than 18 million audience members. Through its in-house production companies and close collaborations with top producers and promoters, ATG presents over 15,000 live performances every year.