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

General Manager
Saudi Entertainment Ventures
Saudi Arabia

Alessa Bär

Committee Member

Consultant
Europa-Park GmbH & Co Mack KG
Germany

Andy Hygate

Committee Member

Director of Operations
Pleasure Beach Resort
United Kingdom

Annabel Rochfort

Committee Member

CEO & Founder
Rochforts LBE Consultancy
United Kingdom

Bart Dohmen

Committee Member

Partner
TDAC bv
Netherlands

Cassidy Newman

Committee Member

Regional Marketing Lead
Whitewater
Germany

Edd Musgrove

Committee Member

Executive Creative Director
Mycotoo Europe
United Kingdom

Graeme Johnson

Committee Member

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

Johannes Saiger

Committee Member

Consultant

Lisa Saiger

Committee Member

Consultant

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Senior Director, Water Park Operations & Aquatics
Aquarabia - Qiddiya City
Saudi Arabia

Philipp Gamper

Committee Member

Head of Marketing Communications and Events
Swarovski Kristallwelten
Austria

Simon Spitzbart

Committee Member

BA (MCI) MA
TES
Austria

Alexa Reverchon

Committee Member

Communication & PR Manager
Reverchon/SAMC Avia
France

Deborah Eicher

Committee Member

International Sales & Marketing Director
Res Rides
Switzerland

Ignasi Guasch

Committee Member

COO
Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est
Liechtenstein

Marco Mazzucchi

Committee Member

Sales Area Manager
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A.
Italy

Michael Smida, Dr.

Committee Member

First Vice President
Verband Deutscher Vergnuegungsanlagenhersteller E.V.
Germany

Phil 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

Executive Vice President
Intamin Amusement Rides Int. Corp. Est
Liechtenstein

Steve Drake

Committee Member

SVP Global Initiatives
Accesso
United Kingdom

Virginia Howington

Committee Member

CEO
Arti FX Curious Creations
Germany

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

Carsten Sylvest Jensen

Committee Member

Head of Security
Tivoli
Denmark

Dan Warwick

Committee Member

Director Health and Safety
Thorpe Park Resort
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 Design / Risk Assessment
Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

Marcus Brian

Committee Member

Health Safety & Security Director (Standards and Assurance)
Merlin Attractions Operations Limited
United Kingdom

Mauritz Janeke

Committee Member

Director of HSSE
Miral Experiences
United Arab Emirates

Roland Eijkelenbergh

Committee Member

Executive Vice President Technical Sales Support
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

Vittorio Babini

Committee Member

Director Engineering and R&D
Zamperla Group
Italy

Moritz Bartosch

IAAPA Team Liaison

Choni Fernandez

Committee Chair

Chief Sustainability Officer and Customer
Port Aventura Entertainment, S.A.U.
 

Adrià Benito Pellicer

Committee Member

Project 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

Community, Communication & Environment Manager
Efteling
Netherlands

Helene Coulon

Committee Member

Director – Corporate 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

CSR Manager
Looping Group
France

Satu Orismaa

Committee Member

Director of Operations and Sustainability
Linnanmaki
Finland