The company has dismissed one of Mojo Concerts most prominent figures, well known both in Holland and internationally. On February 16, just one day before competition authorities searched the offices in Delft, Willem Venemar received his dismissal. Venemar has been in the business for 29 years and worked for the Dutch market leader as booker and project leader where, amongst other major projects, he was responsible for festivals such as Lowlands.

 

While Venemar refused to comment on the Mojo Concerts decision, he rejected speculations that the investigation by the Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMA) has anything to do with his dismissal. Nevertheless the investigations caused a buzz in Holland, sparking various stories in the Dutch media. One of latest states that Leon Ramakers is acting as the chairman of the company for two days per week. The other Mojo directors John Mulder and Dick van Zuylen are supposed to be in negotiations about the prolongation of their contracts with the Clear Channel subsidiary.
In the meantime no further information about the results of the NMA are yet available. Venemar has announced his attention to continue business as an independent entrepreneur. A diplomatic intervention by Pink Pop director Jan Smeets, acting as middleman, has led to Venemar working as a consultant for Pink Pop and the Lowlands festival which will again involve working in close contact with Mojo Concerts.