Ahead of this month's Attractions Expo in the US, the board of directors of show organiser IAAPA has elected Andreas Veilstrup Andersen as second vice chairman.
Andersen is CEO and president of Liseberg Group in Gothenburg, Sweden. He will be IAAPA's second vice chairman in 2016, first vice chairman in 2017, and then lead the association as its global chairman of the board in 2018. "Andreas' industry knowledge is deep and he has strong relationships with a number of key leaders worldwide. These attributes, combined with his strong and enthusiastic commitment to the global attractions industry, will make him an excellent leader for IAAPA," said Roland Mack, managing partner of Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, and chairman of the IAAPA Governance Committee, the member-led group responsible for nominating the second vice chairman to the board of directors. Andersen has been in the attractions industry since 2001. He was named CEO and president of Liseberg Group in 2011. From 2008 to 2011, he was executive director of IAAPA's regional office in Europe. In that role he was responsible for membership sales and service, programme development, government affairs, and managing the Euro Attractions Show conference and trade show.
