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Disneyland® Resort Paris has the fifth largest convention facility in France and hosts more than 1,100 events per year.
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Euro Disney S.C.A. (the "Company") is the parent company of Euro Disney Associés S.C.A., operator of Disneyland® Resort Paris. To know more about the relationships between these two entities, click here.
Management Team
The Executive Committee defines and implements overall Group strategy. It is an international management team endowed with a solid expertise.
Philippe Gas
CEO of Euro Disney S.A.S.
Philippe serves as CEO of Euro Disney S.A.S. since September 2008. He joined the Disney organization in 1991 and was a member of the opening team at Disneyland® Resort Paris. Over the six following years, he held a variety of positions at the Resort before being promoted to Director, Corporate Compensation and moved to The Walt Disney Company headquarters in Burbank, California. In 2000, he served as Regional Vice President, Human Resources, The Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific, overseeing the HR strategy in 13 countries in Asia - first based in Tokyo and then in Hong Kong. In 2004, he returned to Disneyland Resort Paris as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. A year later, he was appointed Senior Vice President, International Human Resources, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. In 2006, he was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts worldwide.
Dominique Cocquet
Senior Vice President Development and External Affairs
Dominique joined the Group in 1989 as Manager of Real Estate Finance. He was promoted in 1992 to the rank of Vice President in charge of Development & External Relations, and supervised the doubling of the capacity of Disney Village, the creation of Walt Disney Studios Park, the opening of 2,200 additional hotel rooms, and the development of the Val d'Europe community.
Federico J. Gonzalez
Senior Vice President Marketing
Federico joined the Group in November 2004. He spent sixteen years within The Procter & Gamble group, where he assumed various positions as Brand Manager (Spain) followed by three years at the group's European Headquarters in Brussels and two years as Director Marketing for Procter & Gamble Nordic, before being promoted to General Manager (Portugal).
George Kalogridis
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
George joined the Group in 2006. He began his career with Disney as a member of the opening team of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Today he has more than 35 years of experience with Disney, giving him a wide range of operational expertise. Before joining the team in Paris he was Vice President Travel Operations in Florida. He has also held a number of positions at Disneyland Resort in California, including working on the opening of Disney California Adventure Park and Downtown Disney.
Ignace Lahoud
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Ignace joined the Group in 1991 as a Financial Analyst and then transferred to The Walt Disney Company's Corporate Administration team in Burbank, CA in 1997. Since July 2001, he served as Senior Vice President - CFO for The Walt Disney Company in Latin America.
Norbert Stiekema
Senior Vice President Sales and Distribution
Norbert joined the Euro Disney Group in 2004. He has spent most of his professional life with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as Director General for Germany. Prior to that, he occupied various posts for that company in France, The Netherlands and Italy.
Jeff Archambault
Vice President Communications
Jeff joined the Euro Disney Group as part of the opening team in 1992 as Finance Manager for Human Resources and G&A Divisions. Since then, he has taken on positions of increasing responsibility including Director - Purchasing & Logistics, Director - Maintenance & Landscaping, Vice President - Park Operations, Vice President - Walt Disney Studios Development and Vice President - Corporate Alliances & Alliance Marketing. In his actual position, Jeff is responsible for Corporate and Internal Communications and Community Relations.
Patrick Avice
Vice President Operations
Patrick has more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He joined joined the Group in 1990 for the opening of the Disneyland Park where he was part of the Room Research and Development team. From 1992 to 1998 he held various positions in the Resort including General Manager of Disney's Sequoia Lodge®, Disney's Hotel Santa Fe® and Disney's Hotel Cheyenne® as well as the position of Director of Hotel Operations. In 1999, he left the Company to take the position of Vice President - Operations within the group Citadines with the mission of implementing their new "apart'hotels" product. In 2001, Patrick returned to the Group as Vice President - Hotels & Convention Centers. He was appointed Vice President - Operations in 2007.
Neil Corbett
Vice President Business Insight and Improvement
Neil joined the Euro Disney Group in 2007 as Vice President Business Insight & Improvement. He began his career with Disney in 1996. Today he has more than 20 years of industry experience, providing a range of operational and revenue management expertise. Prior to joining the team in Paris, he was Director of Revenue Management for Walt Disney World Resort with responsibilities for Disneyland Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Andrew de Csilléry
Vice President Strategic Planning and Integration
Andrew joined the Euro Disney Group in February 2004. Following a career as a consultant with Touche Ross and Gemini Consulting, he joined the Bass Plc Group (which became the Six Continents Plc Group and is now the Intercontinental Hotels Group) as Regional Vice President of Operations, New Zealand/South Pacific region after holding roles of increasing responsibility within the strategy division of that group.
Daniel Dreux
Vice President Human Resources
Daniel Dreux joined the Group in 1992 as Manager, Labor Relations, after 10 years spent in the Burger King group, where he held a certain number of positions of increasing responsibility. Into the Group, he has enriched his professional itinerary by occupying various positions at the Human Resources, Purchasing, General Services, and at the Security departments, before being named Vice President - Labor Relations in 2003 and then Vice President -Human Resources in 2007. He has deep understanding and knowledge of our Company and the way it functions, as well as of the management and development of its resources.
François Pinon
Vice President and General Counsel
François was appointed in April 2004. From 1989 to 1995, he has held various positions within the Group Legal Department. In 1995, he joined Solidere, a Lebanese company in charge of Beirut reconstruction, as Senior Counsel. In 1997, he became General Counsel of EDS France. He returned to the Group in 2000 as Deputy Legal Counsel.
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