Director Exhibition and International Projects, Semmel Concerts (DE)

Christoph Scholz is the director of exhibitions and international projects and a member of the management board at Semmel Concerts, a leading promoter and producer of live entertainment and exhibitions.

He heads up the company’s Semmel Exhibitions division and directs major international concert tours like Hans Zimmer Live. He is also in charge of touring exhibitions, which include Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures, Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition, and, most recently, Disney100: The Exhibition and Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Exhibition, which combined have welcomed an audience of more than 9m people worldwide.

Christoph is the father of two sons. In the past few years, he and his wife, Melanie, have restored a 300-year-old village tavern located near Bayreuth, the seat of Semmel Concerts’ HQ. The historic building is not only the family’s home but has become, under its new name Stöckelkeller, a village lodge and arts venue with a regular programme of exhibitions and events and a comic book library.