Born in 1968, Patrik Meyer finished his training to become a qualified bank clerk in 1990. After working as a professional musician (drummer), he went to the Fachhochschule Koeln to study business administration.
After his degree he began working as financial controller for a concert promoter and he was in charge for shows with artists like The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson and Luciano Pavarotti.
In 1997 he began working for the Koelnarena Management GmbH as director for the financial department, ticketing and controlling, both during the pre-opening and the operating period.
Since 1999 Patrik Meyer is a project-manager for the planning and operating of leisure facility projects such as stadiums and arenas.
Since June 2005 Patrik Meyer is Managing Director of the operation company for the Commerzbank-Arena – the World-Cup-stadium in Frankfurt.
From 2009 until 2012 he was also Managing Director of TSP – The Sports Promoters, a company of SPORTFIVE specialized in event-management and event-promotion.
In June 2010 Patrik Meyer was awarded as “Executive of the year” at the Stadium Business Summit in Dublin.
Since 2012 he is senior consultant for LUSS Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions.