EMEA Regional Advisory Board and Committees

Håkon Lund

Committee Chair

President/Owner
Lund Gruppen
Norway

Amanda Thompson, O.B.E.

Committee Member

Managing Director
Pleasure Beach Resort
United Kingdom

Antonio Zamperla

Committee Member

President & CEO
Zamperla
Italy

Choni Fernández Veciana

Committee Member

Director Sustainability, Customer and Communication
Port Aventura
Spain

Doug Stagner

Committee Member

Executive Director
King Salman Park Foundation
Saudi Arabia

Hind Galadari

Committee Member

General Manager WBMW
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Ignasi Guasch

Committee Member

Executive Director
Intamin Amusement Rides Int.
Liechtenstein

Isidora Diaz

Committee Member

Chief Sustainability & HSE Officer
Parques Reunidos
Spain

Lukas Metzger

Committee Member

Head of Park Operations
Europa Park
Germany

Mike Vallis

Committee Member

SVP Global Ops and MD of APAC
Merlin Entertainments
United Kingdom

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Senior Director Waterpark Operations
Aquarabia Qiddiya City
Saudi Arabia

Thorsten Koebele

Committee Member

Chief Officer Sales & Marketing
Mack Rides
Germany

Zeina Dagher

Committee Member

Senior Vice President Attractions
Dubai Holding Entertainment
U.A.E.

Peter van der Schans

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Lukas Metzger

Committee Chair

Head of Park Operations
Europa-Park
Germany

Ahmed Madani

Committee Member

Attractions Operations - Director
Saudi Entertainment Ventures
Saudi Arabia

Andy Hygate

Committee Member

Director of Operations
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
United Kingdom

Annabel Rochfort

Committee Member

Consultant
Rochforts LBE Consultancy
United Kingdom

Bart Dohmen

Committee Member

Co-Owner
TDAC bv
Netherlands

Cassidy Newman

Committee Member

Head of Regional Marketing
WhiteWater
United Arab Emirates

Edd Musgrove

Committee Member

Designer
Themedd
United Kingdom

Glenn André

Committee Member

COO
Skånes Djurpark
Sweden

Graeme Johnson

Committee Member

Group Director, Talent, Leadership & Learning
Merlin Attractions Operations Limited
United Kingdom

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Expert Water Park Operations & Aquatics
Ex Aquarabia/Aquaventure
Saudi Arabia

Philipp Gamper

Committee Member

Head of Marketing Communications and Events
Swarovski Kristallwelten
Austria

Simon Spitzbart

Committee Member

BA (MCI) MA
TES / Ex Fantasiana
Austria

Lewys Brown

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Ignasi Guasch

Committee Chair

COO
Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est
Spain

Alexa Reverchon Gauran

Committee Member

Sales & Marketing Director
Reverchon
France

Deborah Eicher

Committee Member

Global Sales and Marketing Director
Res Rides
Switzerland

Marco Mazzucchi

Committee Member

Sales Manager Europe
Zamperla
Italy

Michael Smida, Dr.

Committee Member

Structural Engineer
Ingenieur Dr.Smida GmbH
Germany

Philip Higgins

Committee Member

CCO & Co-Founder
Katapult Ltd
United Kingdom

Ralph Pesgens

Committee Member

Sr VP Amusement & Leisure Department
TÜV NORD
Netherlands

Romee Popelier

Committee Member

Owner
RP Rides
Netherlands

Sascha Czibulka

Committee Member

Vice President
Intamin
Liechtenstein

Steve Drake

Committee Member

SVP, Global Initiatives
Accesso
United Kingdom

Virginia Howington

Committee Member

CEO & Founder
Arti FX Curious Creations
Germany

Vicki Evans

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Isidora Díaz Heredia

Committee Chair

Chief Sustainability and HSE Officer
Parques Reunidos
Spain

Alex Schrott

Committee Member

Head of Waterparks Global & Head of Amusement Rides Middle East
TÜV Süd Middle East
United Arab Emirates

Bill Lentz

Committee Member

General Manager
Meryal Waterpark
Qatar

Carsten R. Sylvest Jensen

Committee Member

Head of Security
Tivoli Gardens
Denmark

Dan Warwick

Committee Member

H&S Director
Thorpe Park/Merlin Entertainments
United Kingdom

Daniel Almer

Committee Member

Senior Functional Safety Engineer
SafetyExpert GmbH
Switzerland

Isabel Fletcher

Committee Member

Manager Ride and Show Engineering
Universal Creative
United Kingdom

Joachim Roettger

Committee Member

Senior Manager Risk Assessment & FMEA
Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

Marcus Brian

Committee Member

Principal Consultant
Universal Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom

Mauritz Christiaan Janeke

Committee Member

Director of HSSE
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Roland Eijkelenbergh

Committee Member

Division Manager Engineering
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV
Netherlands

Sammy Lakwijk

Committee Member

Head of Risk
Tomorrowland/WEAREONE.World BV
Belgium

Sergio Fraile

Committee Member

Director Safety & Maintenance
Port Aventura
Spain

Vittorio Babini

Committee Member

Chief Techincal Engineer
Zamperla Group
Italy

Moritz Bartosch

IAAPA Team Liaison

Choni Fernández Veciana

Committee Chair

Director Sustainability, Customer and Communication 
Port Aventura Entertainment, S.A.U.
Spain

Adrià Benito Pellicer

Committee Member

Engineer
Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est
Liechtenstein

Anne-Mart Agerbeek

Committee Member

CEO
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Netherlands

Damien Audric

Committee Member

Director of Enviromental Management
Disneyland Paris
France

Dare Ilori

Committee Member

Group Sustainability Director
Merlin Attractions Operations Limited
United Kingdom

Femke Van Es

Committee Member

Manager Environment, Communication & Society
Efteling
Netherlands

Helene Coulon

Committee Member

Director Corp. Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Dubai Holding Entertainment
United Arab Emirates

János Handó

Committee Member

Founder & Owner
Ladybird Farm Leisure Center
Hungary

Lukas Scheub

Committee Member

Public Affairs
Europa-Park
Germany

Marie Nonell

Committee Member

Sustainability Director
Looping Group
France

Satu Orismaa

Committee Member

Director of Operations and Sustainability
Linnanmäki
Finland

Ylva Linder

IAAPA Team Liaison