Philippe Gas

Philippe Gas (born 1964 in at Rueil-Malmaison) was the president of Euro Disney S.A.S., the management company of Euro Disney S.C.A. and Euro Disney Associés S.C.A., the operator of Disneyland Paris until September 2014. He was CEO of Euro Disney SAS since September 2008, replacing Karl Holz.[1][2] In 2020, he was assigned as CEO for the Qiddiya Investment Co. (QIC), replacing Michael Reininger.[3]

Philippe Gas
Born1959
OccupationVice President & Executive Managing Director, Walt Disney Attractions Japan and Disneyland International

Career

After studying law at Panthéon-Assas University and spending two years with General Motors, Philippe Gas joined Disney in 1991 as finance controller and served on the team that opened Disneyland Paris in April 1992. In 1997, he was promoted to Director of Corporate Compensation at Disney's headquarters in Burbank, California. In 2000, he was named Regional Vice President, Human Resources, for the Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific, where he led the company's HR strategy in 13 countries. He returned to the French resort in 2004 as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

In 2005 he was appointed Senior Vice President, International Human Resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the company division that operates or licenses 11 theme parks at five sites around the world. In 2006 he was named Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion for the division. In this role, he was responsible for the Human Resources strategy and services for nearly 100,000 Cast Members.

References
  1. Andrews, Amanda (11 October 2010). "Euro Disney chief Philippe Gas defends debt, Disneyland Paris working conditions". Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ""Philippe Gas to Assume Top Duties at Euro Disney" (April 11, 2008) Euro Disney S.C.A." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  3. "Who's Who: Philippe Gas, CEO of KSA's Qiddiya Investment Co". Arab News. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-06.


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