With the coronavirus pandemic canceling live events, Ticketmaster has said goodbye to its general counsel.

"Today was my final day at Ticketmaster," GC Karen Klein announced in a LinkedIn post after the close of business May 29. "I'll save any discussion of where I'm headed for another day. I want to use this post to thank my coworkers and my teams. Ticketmaster is the industry leader because of its people. I have been lucky to work with, and learn from, each and every one of you."

Ticketmaster did not have an immediate response to a request for comment or questions about the next GC. Nor did Klein respond to an invitation to discuss her plans further.

Klein joined the Los Angeles-based live-event ticketing giant as GC and executive vice president in 2019. She came from HotelTonight, a mobile-only company that specializes in last-minute hotel deals, where she had been chief administrative officer and GC since September 2013. She had 17 years of experience in travel technology businesses. She has a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

"First and foremost, I was interested in joining a great team," Klein told Corporate Counsel when she moved to Ticketmaster. "I knew this was not only a great job, but that I would be working with smart people."

At the time, Ticketmaster was reporting 14% annual revenue growth from 400,000 events and 500 million tickets delivered to fans in 28 countries. Klein's mission was to support and build on that growth.

But that was before the COVID-19 shutdown of 2020.

In her LinkedIn goodbye note, Klein offered hope for better times to come.

"While I'm not usually someone to sit on the sidelines, I'll be in your cheering section as you bring back live events," Klein said. "I know they'll be better than ever."