7 years ago
Blackpool Pleasure Beach boss pegged as future IAAPA chair
The Internal Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has elected Amanda Thompson OBE as second vice chair of the attractions industry trade body.
Thompson, managing director of …
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7 years ago
Ouimet to step down as Cedar Fair CEO
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, operator of 11 theme parks in the US and Canada, has announced that Richard Zimmerman will succeed Matt Ouimet as chief executive, effective January 1, …
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7 years ago
WhiteWater expands Southeast Asia division
WhiteWater’s Southeast Asia division has appointed international attractions industry veteran, Tim Mow, as vice president of development and technical services, effective immediately.
Mow’s career in the aquatic industry …
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7 years ago
IAAPA announces global management transitions
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced the departure of long-time attraction and hospitality industry veteran, Richard Jackson, vice president of the association’s North American …
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7 years ago
Holovis hires new VP of experience innovation
Sensory attractions specialist, Holovis, has appointed Howard Newstate as vice president of experience innovation.
With decades of experience in the entertainment and amusement industry, Newstate will initially be …
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7 years ago
General Motors CEO elected to Disney board
The Walt Disney Company board of directors has elected Mary Barra, chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Company, as a director, effective immediately.
“Beyond being an …
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7 years ago
Rex Jackson named general manager of Legoland Florida
Rex Jackson, an award-winning marketing and sales executive who helped lead Legoland Florida Resort from a single theme park into a multi-day vacation destination, has been named the resort’s …
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7 years ago
New general manager at Garmendale
Garmendale, the UK-based theme park engineering group, has appointed Kelvin Ensor as general manager.
Ensor has worked with Garmendale for many years, as both supplier and client in …
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7 years ago
Dual leadership at AV Stumpfl
Fabian Stumpfl has joined his brother in his new position as CEO of Austrian audio-visual technology manufacturer, AV Stumpfl.
Prior to his new role in the family owned company, …
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7 years ago
Waterplay appoints new business development manager
Waterplay Solutions Corporation, a worldwide provider of aquatic play solutions, has welcomed Melinda Pearson as the organisation’s newest business development manager.
In this strategic leadership role, Pearson will …
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