Tom Mehrmann
Thomas Mehrmann (Chinese: 苗樂文) is the current general manager of Universal Studios Beijing.[1]
Ocean Park
[edit]Mehrmann was formerly Chief Executive Officer at Ocean Park, Hong Kong for 12 years.[2] He joined Ocean Park, Hong Kong as its CEO in February 2004,[3] when he was recommended by then new chairman Allan Zeman immediately after being interviewed.[4] Under Mehrmann's leadership, Ocean Park won the Applause Award in 2012.[5] The biggest scheme under his helm was the HK$5.55 billion Master Redevelopment Plan which he started working on right after he took up the job. Endorsed by the government in October 2005 and completed in 2012, it added facilities including the "Ocean Express" connecting the Summit and Waterfront, and the Aqua City aquarium. Mehrmann was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2016.[6]
Author
[edit]Tom Mehrmann authored the book, Taming the Mouse: How a Small Hong Kong Theme Park Came to Dominate Disney. It was published by Switow Media in November 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Robert Niles (5 October 2017). "Universal taps Tom Mehrmann to run its Beijing theme park". Theme Park Insider.
- ^ Allen Au-yeung (29 March 2016). "Matthias Li to succeed Tom Mehrmann as CEO of Hong Kong's Ocean Park in July". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Jennifer Welker (1 January 2001). "Ocean Park gets new CEO". Travel Weekly Asia.
- ^ Yasuo Awai (7 July 2016). "The rise of Hong Kong's 'Mouse Killer'". Asia Nikkei.
- ^ Bonnie Chen (27 April 2015). "Theme park guy". The Standard (Hong Kong).
- ^ Amy Nip (13 July 2016). "Boss won't go far from park". The Standard (Hong Kong).
- ^ "Taming the Mouse: How a Small Hong Kong Theme Park Came to Dominate Disney". Amazon.com. 15 November 2018.