EMEA Regional Advisory Board

Håkon Lund

Committee Member

Lund Gruppen
CEO
Norway

Doug Stagner

Committee Member

SEVEN
Executive Director - Attractions Operations
Saudi Arabia

Amanda Thompson

Committee Member

Pleasure Beach Resort
Managing Director
United Kingdom

Zeina Dagher

Committee Member

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

Hind Galadari

Committee Member

Miral Experiences
U.A.E.

Mike Vallis

Committee Member

Merlin Entertainments
Managing Director Resorts and Theme Parks
United Kingdom

Ignasi Guasch

Committee Member

Intamin Amusement Rides Int.
Executive Director
Liechtenstein

Régis Marcais

Committee Member

Looping Group
CFO
France

Eric Cosset

Committee Member

Disneyland Paris
Director Park Operations Product Integration and Development
France

Andreas Andersen

Committee Member

Liseberg
CEO
Sweden

Sabine Lehmann

Committee Member

Curiositas
Executive Director
South Africa

Isidora Diaz

Committee Member

Parques Reunidos
Chief Sustainability & HSE Officer
Spain

Emmanuel Calderara

Advisory - (Chair Safety)

Disneyland Paris
Director Prevention Safety Operations
France

Lukas Metzger

Committee Member

Europa Park
Head of Park Operations
Germany

Thorsten Koebele

Committee Member

Mack Rides
Chief Officer Sales & Marketing
Germany

Moritz Bartosch

IAAPA Committee Liaison

Lukas Metzger 

Committee Chair

Europa-Park
Head Of Park Operations
Germany

Bart Dohmen

Committee Member

TDAC bv
Co-Owner 
The Netherlands

Vittorio Babini

Committee Member

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. (Italy)
Chief Techincal Engineer
Italy

Philipp Gamper

Committee Member

Swarovski Kristallwelten
Head of Marketing Communications and Events
Austria

Miro Gronau

Committee Member

Wiegand.Waterrides GmbH
Concept & Sales Manager
Germany

Andy Hygate

Committee Member

Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Director of Operations

United Kingdom

Graeme Johnson

Committee Member

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

Edd Musgrove

Committee Member

Themedd
Designer 
United Kingdom

Cassidy Newman

Committee Member

Whitewater
Head of Regional Marketing
United Arab Emirates

Duncan Phillips

Committee Member

DP Associates GB ltd
Managing Director
United Kingdom

Steven Putzeys

Committee Member

Alshaya Group
Business Manager 
Kuwait

Simon Spitzbart

Committee Member

Fantasiana
General Manager
Austria

Glenn André Viste Bøe

Committee Member

Skånes Djurpark 
CEO
Sweden

Olivia Wyrick

Committee Member

Six Flags Qiddiya
Director Water Park Operations & Aquatics
Saudi Arabia

Thorsten Koebele

Committee Chair

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

Sascha Czibulka

Committee Member

Intamin
Vice President
Austria

John Davies                    

Committee Member

Interlink AG
Commercial Director 
United Kingdom

Steve Drake

Committee Member

accesso
SVP Global Initiatives
United Kingdom

Paul Kent

Committee Member

United Kingdom

Inna Legrain

Committee Member

Concept 1900 Entertainment
Commercial Director
France

Robert Luttjehuizen

Committee Member

Spirello
Founder & Owner
 The Netherlands

Lars Nielsen

Committee Member

PlayPower, Inc.
Business Development Manager
Denmark

Romee Popelier

Committee Member

RP Rides
Owner
The Netherlands

Mike Rigby

Committee Member

WhiteWater
General Manager & Executive Vice 
President Middle East & India
United Arab Emirates

Karin Stiksma

Committee Member

Joint Projects
Leisure Strategist
The Netherlands

Antonio Zamperla

Committee Member
Antonio Zamperla S.P.A.
COO
Italy

Isidora Diaz

Committee Chair

Parques Reunidos
Chief Sustainability and HSE Officer
Spain

Carsten Sylvest Jensen

Committee Member

Tivoli
Head of Security
Denmark

Dan Warwick

Committee Member

Thorpe Park Resort
Health and Safety Director
England

Isabel Fletcher

Committee Member

Neuman Aqua Ltd
Project Manager
United Kingdom

Joachim Roettger

Committee Member

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

Marcus Brian

Committee Member

Safety Professional
England

Mauritz Janeke

Committee Member

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

Patrycjusz Idzikowski

Committee Member

TÜV Süd
Business Line and Development Manager
Germany

Roland Eijkelenbergh

Committee Member

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Division Manager Engineering
Netherlands

Sammy Lakwijk

Committee Member

Tomorrowland
Head of Risk
Belgium

Sergio Fraile

Committee Member

PortAventura World
Technical Director
Spain

Vittorio Babini

Committee Member

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. (Italy)
Chief Techincal Engineer
Italy

Moritz Bartosch

Team Liaison