New Board Elected For MENALAC Leisure Association

At its Annual General Meeting held at the end of May, the regional leisure association MENALAC (Middle East & North Africa Leisure and Attractions) elected a new board of directors. Saudi national Mishal Al Hokair, Deputy CEO & General Manager Entertainment of Al Hokair Group, was elected as the new President. Silvio Liedtke, CEO of Landmark Leisure, is now Vice President, and Dr. Janaradana Dattakumar, Director of Operations at Antic’s Land, was re-elected Treasurer of the Board for a two-year term. Rosa Tahmaseb remains the Secretary General for the association.

On the operator side, other new board members include Mark Tucker (General Manager of Adventureland) and Shazad Ali Abdullah (CEO of Cheeky Monkeys Playland), who were re-elected to the board, and Jamie Charlesworth (Director of Operations at SEVEN) and Rajiv Sangari (Vice President, Marketing, International Business & Licensing at IMG Worlds of Adventure), who were newly elected (both for two-year terms). On the manufacturer and supplier side, the board was joined by re-elected Mike Rigby (Executive Vice President, Middle East and India at WhiteWater West) and newcomer Eric Beauregard (Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing at Triotech) for a two-year term.

The regional leisure association was established in 2016 and now includes more than 470 businesses and 200 brands from 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, including Pakistan and Afghanistan. The association sees itself as a platform for its members to interact and stay informed and aims to promote and support the development and commercial success of the leisure and entertainment industry in the region. (eap)