WhiteWater introduced two new key hires in business development forward of IAAPA Expo Europe in Barcelona, Sept. 28–30.
VP, Business Development at Vantage
Industry veteran Frank Good is assuming the place of Vice President, Business Development at Vantage, WhiteWater’s expertise unit.
Backed by WhiteWater’s 40 years of experience within the water and theme park house, Vantage is a sophisticated software program platform accelerating the digital transformation of the leisure trade. Combining wearable tech, RFID, beacons, cellular apps and clever algorithms, it might probably combine all of the methods and information utilized by a park for the advantage of its guests in addition to its advertising and operations groups. Vantage’s information portal uncovers actionable insights to disclose venue alternatives and on the similar time, optimize venue administration.
Frank Good’s expertise offering digital options to parks matches the goals at Vantage. He has devoted 10 years of his profession serving to purchasers succeed by means of expertise. Good has labored with prime manufacturers within the amusement, cultural establishment, zoo, aquarium and ski markets to enhance their visitor expertise in addition to drive new outcomes for income and model metrics. “It is uncommon to search out an individual
with Frank’s expertise bringing disruptive applied sciences to the trade. We are excited so as to add him to the crew and ship our modern answer to market,” mentioned Philip Edgell, President of Vantage.
VP, Global Business Development within the Water Rides Division
Attractions veteran Domingo Vergoossen is taking the position of Vice President, Global Business Development in WhiteWater’s Water Rides division.
While well-known for water slides, WhiteWater has additionally been dominant within the design, manufacturing and refurbishment of water rides for a decade, providing points of interest equivalent to Log Flume, Shoot the Chute and the IAAPA Brass Ring Award-winning Spinning Rapids Ride.
Domingo Vergoossen’s expertise in water experience design and initiatives spans over 15 years. He started as a designer at Vekoma Amusement Rides after which was charged with establishing Vekoma’s first China manufacturing facility in Guangdong province in 2004. Vergoossen was instrumental in organising the FlyOver theatre in Vancouver and was a part of the development crew that introduced the attraction to different cities. Vergoossen has beforehand labored with WhiteWater on a number of initiatives, with a pointy concentrate on consumer wants.
“We are honored to welcome Domingo to WhiteWater. His depth of experience might be extraordinarily useful to assist our purchasers notice their targets, whereas his breadth of data will assist the crew see the entire image,” mentioned Paul Chutter, WhiteWater’s President.
Conference Session: Creating Iconic Attractions
Having helped parks create iconic points of interest for the final 4 many years, WhiteWater plans to share a few of that perception and expertise with Expo attendees. WhiteWater’s Executive Vice President in Europe, Grant Poje, might be a speaker along with leaders from Firefly Creations, Liseberg, and Compagnie Des Alpes in a session discussing different aspects to consider when creating an iconic attraction for a park.
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