KMJ Entertainment Ltd Announces Record Year and Senior Leadership Promotions
KMJ Entertainment*, the UK based live entertainment group, subsidiary of DEAG****, has announced some key senior leadership changes in 2026 as the Group business continues to grow and evolve.
After a record-breaking year for KMJ group ticket sales in 2025, Kilimanjaro Live** founder Stuart Galbraith will focus his attention on his role as CEO and promoter, KMJ Group, ensuring the KMJ group of companies in music, comedy, spoken word, theatrical, production, events and ticketing continue to innovate, grow, and service client needs.
Kilimanjaro Live directors and promoters, Stuart Galbraith, Alan Day and Steve Tilley have appointed long-standing member of the leadership team and former Group COO, Zac Fox***, to the role of CEO, Kilimanjaro Live, taking over responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the business from Stuart.
Jo Quillan****, who has recently been working with the KMJ leadership team on a strategic review of the Group, has joined the KMJ Entertainment team permanently as Group Chief Operating Officer. Jo has extensive experience of the music and entertainment sector, having held previous COO and director roles at LW Entertainment (formerly the Really Useful Group) and Wasserman, EMI and Sony Music. As Group COO Jo will support operational strategy and group development.
Lucy Levitt has been promoted from Kilimanjaro Live Head of Business Development to Group Director of Commercial Operations. In her expanded role, she will work across the KMJ group, overseeing commercial strategy and operations.
These appointments reflect KMJ Entertainment’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its leadership team and positioning the group for its next phase of development.
Stuart Galbraith said “It’s important to me that we recognise internal talent and I’m delighted to be able to announce the promotions for Zac Fox and Lucy Levitt. They have both worked alongside me for many years, helping to grow the group to where it is now. I look forward to seeing them continue to lead positive impacts on our development in their new positions. I am also delighted to welcome Jo Quillan to the company. She brings a wealth of business experience and a new perspective to our leadership team. I am very confident that with these appointments we have the right structure for the next phase of our growth.”
Zac Fox said “I’m really excited to take on this new role. The Kili family (including our freelancers and suppliers) has been a massive part of my life for almost two decades and I truly believe that our current team is the strongest that we have had. I look forward to seeing what’s next for us all. One question though, is it the CPA that I need to contact for the golf clubs?”
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*KMJ Entertainment: With a reach spanning the UK, Ireland and beyond, KMJ Entertainment brings together industry-leading live events brands – all in one place. The KMJ group delivers the best in events, promotion and production of music tours, as well as theatrical productions, comedy, in-conversation events and family attractions. Originally established in 2008 by Stuart Galbraith as a single promoting company known as Kilimanjaro Live, the venture has grown rapidly under the guidance of a core central management team, including Director Steve Tilley; and now comprises 16 companies, selling a combined total of 4.5 million tickets a year. KMJ Entertainment companies have established themselves as leaders in live events across the country.
**Kilimanjaro Live:
Kilimanjaro live is a live events promoter renown for nurturing grass roots talent and for its expertise in delivering world class touring for some of the biggest shows and artists of the day. Kilimanjaro promotes events in live music, comedy, live attractions, and family events.
From the ‘hot new thing’ at pub and club level, through to stadiums and festivals, Kilimanjaro produce, market, and ticket live events, connecting the fan to the live experience with an emphasis on ensuring fair fan access to tickets.
Kilimanjaro’s is known for working with exceptional talent that hails from many genres, currently promoting Gorillaz, Sam Fender, Ed Sheeran, Ludovico Einaudi, BABYMETAL, Jeff Wayne’s War of The Worlds, Stereophonics, Simply Red, Don Broco, Iron Maiden, Blue, Craig David, Hans Zimmer, Jim Jeffries, Suzanne Vega, Steve Hackett and many more.
Since its inception in 2008 Kilimanjaro has gone from strength to strength and now sells 2million tickets a year for its events. Part of the KMJ Music Group, Kilimanjaro draws expertise from its sister companies in the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and the south coast of England providing an offering that spans the whole of the UK and Ireland.
*****DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (DEAG), a leading entertainment service company and live entertainment provider, produces and promotes live events of all genres and sizes in Europe. With its group companies, DEAG has been present at 20 locations in its core markets of Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ireland and Denmark. As a live entertainment service provider with an integrated business model, DEAG has extensive expertise in the conception, organisation, promotion and production of events. Founded in Berlin in 1978, DEAG's core business areas today include Rock/Pop, Classics & Jazz, Family Entertainment, Spoken Word & Literary Events, Arts+Exhibitions and Ticketing. Live Entertainment for all generations including Arts+Exhibitions are important building blocks for the further development of DEAG's own content. For around 6,000 events, over 10 million tickets are sold annually for proprietary and third-party content - a continuously growing share of these is sold via the group's proprietary e-commerce platforms myticket.de, myticket.at, myticket.co.uk, gigantic.comand tickets.ie. DEAG is thus excellently positioned for further growth.
***Zac Fox (she/her): Zac began working in the music industry for the legendary MCP Promotions in 1996. Joining Stuart Galbraith’s Kilimanjaro Live in 2008, she spent 12 years as Head of Operations taking care of the design, planning and event management of arena & stadium tours, festivals and major events for both Kilimanjaro directly and behind the scenes for third party event owners. As Kilimanjaro grew through development and acquisition, Zac took on the role of Group Chief Operating Officer for the wider KMJ Entertainment group. Currently as CEO of Kilimanjaro Live, she oversees the day-to-day business operations of the concert promoter, plus provides leadership support to the company heads of the other KMJ music and entertainment companies – Singular Artists, Regular Music, Collective Form and Showplanr. Zac co-founded NOWIE (Network of Women in Events) in 2013, was inducted to the Women in Music Roll of Honour in 2020, was named in the Pollstar Impact International List of 2024 and sits on the board for the Association of Independent Festivals.
****Jo Quillan: Effective immediately, Jo Quillan steps into the role of Group COO for KMJ Entertainment, welcomed to the Group executive team following a successful and varied career in executive roles in the music and entertainment sector. Having originally moved to London from her home city of Glasgow in the 90s, she qualified as an accountant at British Airways on a graduate finance scheme, before joining Sony Music in Soho as Label Controller for Epic Records and S2. It was the era of huge customer adoption of the new CD format, and platinum-selling artists including Sade, Pearl Jam, Jamiroquai, Michael Jackson and Celine Dion. Quillan progressed to Sony Music International Director of Finance, working with European leadership on corporate initiatives and business planning, new ventures, label deals and artist deals and with the Sony International Network Europe team and affiliated labels including Creation, Skint and Independiente. Jo joined the EMI Group in 2006 as SVP Finance, Europe at EMI Music Publishing for 6 years, leading UK and regional teams through a period of major strategic change, skills and systems upgrades. Following COO roles at Wasserman, a sports talent and experiential marketing agency, and Posterscope Group, an out-of-home media and experiential agency, most recently Jo was Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director at LW Entertainment (formerly the Really Useful Group) for 5 years, leading and managing corporate functions and business operations for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s theatrical production and global theatrical licensing business for iconic titles including Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera, Starlight Express, Evita and Cats.
Zac Fox - CEO of Kilimanjaro Live
Jo Quillan - Group COO of KMJ Entertainment