“Sleeping giant” Oates to lead Candypants expansion
Simon Oates, co-founder of iconic ’90s clubbing brand Gatecrasher, is the new director of group strategy for international party promoter Candypants
News By IQ | 20 January 2020
Candypants, a UK-born “global lifestyle party brand” which organised more than 400 shows in 2019, has appointed Gatecrasher co-founder Simon Oates as director of group strategy. Candypants organises club nights and day parties in UK, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Alongside CEO Ray Chan, Oates is tasked with growing the Leeds-based company’s business over the next five years, following its best-ever 12 months in 2019.
Gatecrasher – the biggest clubbing brand in the world during its ’90s heyday – had nine…
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