Kevin Jacobsen, Chairmen of Jacobsen Entertainment and Jacobsen Venue Management (JVM), is acknowledged as one of Australia's foremost entertainment entrepreneurs. He has produced, promoted and presented major events of concert, stage spectaculars, theatre, ballet, and opera, etc. including international celebration for Australian federal and state governments.

From his beginning as an accountant Kevin moved on to playing in piano in a rock band with his brother as up front singer. After leaving the band Kevin began to promote Australian performers. This was the beginning of Jacobsen Group which has become a major force in the Australian entertainment industry.

As head of the Jacobsen Group, Kevin has procured and represented hundreds of events covering all facets of the entertainment business.

Concert attractions: include Elton John, Barbra Streisand, The Three Tenors, Bee Gees, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, KISS, Billy Joel, John Denver, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Simon and Garfunkel, Pearl Jam, Julio Iglesias, Shania Twain and many others over a period of 25 years.

Arena Spectaculars: produced and procured include A Long Way to the Top, Walt Disney's World on Ice, The Man From Snowy River and the televised event for Australia's Bi-Centenary with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Princess Diana in attendance.

Stadium productions: include Verdi's Opera Aida, Turandot and special event openings and government owned outdoor facilities and most recently, the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand - a 13,000-seat venue which opened in April 2007.

Kevin was also part of the team coordinating the visit to Australia by His Holiness Pope John Paul II and the extraordinary visit by Nelson Mandela. Kevin formed the first private company to manage public facilities in Australia and negotiated the long term lease for the Sydney Entertainment Centre which opened in May 1983, Since then he has developed and operated Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Sydney Capitol Theatre and most recently the Vector Arena (Auckland Entertainment Centre) which is due to open in December 2006.

Kevin served as a government appointed director on the Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and was awarded the Medal of the Order Of Australia for services to the performing Arts and Entertainment Industry by the Governor General of Australia representing Queen Elizabeth II.