EMEA Regional Advisory Board and Committees

Håkon Lund

Committee Chair

President/Owner
Lund Gruppen
Norway

Amanda Thompson

Committee Member

Managing Director
Pleasure Beach Resort
United Kingdom

Andreas Andersen

Committee Member

CEO
Liseberg
Sweden

Doug Stagner

Committee Member

Executive Director - Attractions Operations
SEVEN
Saudi Arabia

Emmanuel Calderara

Advisory - (Chair Safety)

Director Prevention Safety Operations
Disneyland Paris
France

Eric Cosset

Committee Member

Director Park Operations Product Integration and Development
Disneyland Paris
France

Hind Galadari

Committee Member

Deputy General Manager
Miral Experiences
U.A.E.

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

Managing Director Resorts and Theme Parks
Merlin Entertainments
United Kingdom

Régis Marcais

Committee Member

CFO
Looping Group
France

Sabine Lehmann

Committee Member

Executive Director
Curiositas
South Africa

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.

Moritz Bartosch

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Lukas Metzger

Committee Chair

Head of Park Operations
Europa-Park
Germany

Ahmed Madani

Committee Member

Attractions Operations - Director
Saudi Entertainment Ventures

Andy Hygate

Committee Member

Director of Operations
Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Annabel Rochfort

Committee Member

General Manager
Blacklist Experience

Bart Dohmen

Committee Member

Co-Owner
TDAC bv
The Netherlands

Cassidy Newman

Committee Member

Head of Regional Marketing
Whitewater
United Arab Emirates

Edd Musgrove

Committee Member

Designer
Themedd
United Kingdom

Glenn André Viste Bøe

Committee Member

CEO
Skånes Djurpark 
Sweden

Graeme Johnson

Committee Member

Group Director, Talent, Leadership & Learning
Merlin Entertainments 
United Kingdom

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Director Water Park Operations & Aquatics
Six Flags Qiddiya
Saudi Arabia

Philipp Gamper

Committee Member

Head of Marketing Communications and Events
Swarovski Kristallwelten
Austria

Simon Spitzbart

Committee Member

General Manager
Fantasiana
Austria

Thorsten Koebele

Committee Chair

Chief Officer Sales & Marketing
Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG
Germany

Deborah Eicher

Committee Member

Global Sales and Marketing Director
Res Rides (Ride Engineers Switzerland)

John Davies

Committee Member

Commercial Director
Interlink AG

Karin Stiksma

Committee Member

Leisure Strategist
Joint Projects

Marco Mazzucchi

Committee Member

Sales Manager Europe
Zamperla Group

Michael Smida

Committee Member

Structural Engineer
Ingenieur Dr. Smida GmbH

Mike Rigby

Committee Member

President Middle East & India
WhiteWater

Paul Kent

Committee Member

VP Technical
RWS Global

Ralph Pesgens

Committee Member

Sr VP Amusement & Leisure Department
TÜV NORD

Robert Luttjehuizen

Committee Member

Founder & Owner
Spirello

Romee Popelier

Committee Member

Owner
RP Rides
The Netherlands

Sascha Czibulka

Committee Member

Vice President
Intamin

Steve Drake

Committee Member

SVP, Global Initiatives
Accesso

Isidora Diaz

Committee Chair

Chief Sustainability and HSE Officer
Parques Reunidos
Spain

Carsten Sylvest Jensen

Committee Member

Head of Security
Tivoli
Denmark

Dan Warwick

Committee Member

Health and Safety Director
Thorpe Park Resort
England

Isabel Fletcher

Committee Member

Project Manager
Neuman Aqua Ltd
United Kingdom

Joachim Roettger

Committee Member

Design / Risk Assessment
Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

Marcus Brian

Committee Member

Principal Consultant
Universal Verification Ltd

Mauritz Janeke

Committee Member

Senior Director of Health, Safety, Environmental and Security
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Patrycjusz Idzikowski

Committee Member

Business Line and Development Manager
TÜV Süd
Germany

Pierre Chanet

Committee Member

Manager Safety and Maintenance
Looping Group
Germany

Roland Eijkelenbergh

Committee Member

Division Manager Engineering
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Netherlands

Sammy Lakwijk

Committee Member

Head of Risk
Tomorrowland
Belgium

Sergio Fraile Perez

Committee Member

Technical Director
PortAventura World
Spain

Moritz Bartosch

Team Liaison

Choni Fernandez

Committee Chair

Portaventura

Adria Benito Pellicer

Committee Member

Ingeneer
Intamin

Anne Mart Agerbeek

Committee Member

CEO
Vekoma

Damien Audric

Committee Member

Director of Enviromental Management
Disneyland Paris

Dare Ilori

Committee Member

Group Sustainability Director
Merlin Entertainments

Femke Van Es

Committee Member

Manager, Environment, Communication & Society
Efteling

Janos Hando

Committee Member

Founder & Owner
Ladybird Farm Leisure Center

Klaus Hoven

Committee Member

Senior Lecturer Attractions & Theme Park Management
Breda University of Applied Science

Marie Nonell

Committee Member

Sustainability Director
Looping Group

Ruth Read

Committee Member

Sustainability Coordinator
Blooloop

Satu Orismaa

Committee Member

Director of Operations and Sustainability
Linnanmaki