GB: Merlin Entertainments Announces Changes to its Senior Management Team

British Merlin Entertainments operating group has recently announced several changes to its senior management team: Fiona Eastwood will move from her current role as Managing Director, Resort Theme Parks to her new position of Managing Director Midway. Ian Crabbe, who as Divisional Director has recently overseen the management of England-based Alton Towers and Thorpe Park (both operated by Merlin), will assume responsibility for Merlin’s Resort Theme Parks division.

In addition, Merlin has created two new senior management roles to support the delivery of strategic initiatives and best executional performance across its three business divisions (Resort Theme Parks, Midway Attractions & LEGOLAND Parks): Putnam Shin, who currently holds the position of Divisional Director, Midway Asia, has been appointed new Resort Development Director; Hywel Mathias, Divisional Director, Midway London, will become Midway Development Director.

“These changes will support the continued progress of Merlin as a global leader in location-based family entertainment. Fiona and Ian have significant experience in attraction leadership, and both Hywel and Putnam bring with them to the newly created Development Director roles both operational experience and proven analytic and strategic capability […],” says Nick Varney, CEO of Merlin Entertainments. (eap)