Michael MORIARTY

Michael Moriarty is the managing director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL). He is responsible for the overall management of the theme park and its three resort hotels, creating magical memories for guests from all over the world, while driving strategies that deliver business growth.

Michael brings 14 years of experience working for The Walt Disney Company in a variety of senior roles, including Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for HKDL and other areas of Disney’s parks, experiences and products segment.

As the CFO, Michael was responsible for driving revenue and operating income from 2009 through 2012, during the first major expansion of the resort which brought the addition of popular developments, including Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land.

Most recently, he served as the managing director of Hasbro Far East and senior vice president of Global Sourcing for Hasbro Hong Kong. In this role, he drove significant business transformation and growth strategies, helping establish Hasbro as a global hub for toy and game product development, quality, sourcing, supply chain, and corporate social responsibility across nine countries and regions.

A Hong Kong resident since 2006, Michael is actively involved in the local business community. He recently served on the board of directors for Fair Employment Agency and he and his family are active volunteers with local NGO’s.

Michael is a graduate of Lehigh University in the United States, where he holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and a master’s degree in Business Administration. He is married with two children.

Wai Quen CHAN

Wai Quen Chan leads the site human resources team in the development of HR strategies to attract, develop and retain talent required to drive the business forward. Wai Quen and her team support all leaders across the organization in developing a culture of Disney leadership in HKDL. Leveraging her depth of knowledge and experience in the markets of the Asia-Pacific region, she plays a key role in advancing the HR function within the resort.

Wai Quen joined HKDL from Intel Corporation, where she held the position of director, Human Resources, working with business units in both Asia and the U.S. During her tenure with Intel, she supported the organization through leadership transitions and business transformations and provided HR expertise in the areas of leadership and talent development, change management, employee engagement and designing end-to-end HR solutions.

Wai Quen holds an Honours degree, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor’s Degree of Arts (Jurisprudence) from the University of Adelaide, a Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice from University of South Australia and a Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Relations Law from University of Melbourne. She is also admitted as barrister and solicitor in Hong Kong and Australia.

Anita LAI

As Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Anita Lai oversees HKDL’s publicity, government relations, media relations, corporate citizenship and internal communications portfolios.

Anita brings over 20 years of professional experience in public affairs, corporate reputation management and integrated communications to the role. She joined Hong Kong Disneyland in 2006 and was promoted to Director, Marketing in 2011, overseeing product strategy and publicity of marketing campaigns. Most recently, Anita was Director, Corporate Citizenship and spearheaded corporate social responsibility initiatives. This included formulizing strategies for child-patients projects, inspiring youths with Disney’s creativity, promoting volunteerism to the community, and overseeing stakeholder relationship and issue management projects.

Anita is committed to bringing the magic of Disney to the community through close partnerships with NGOs and the devoted service from Disney VoluntEARS. From November 2021, she has served as Chairperson at Make-A-Wish Foundation Hong Kong – a local NGO devoted to supporting and comforting children and families with life-threatening illnesses.

Earlier in her career, Anita worked for multinational corporations including Weber Shandwick Worldwide, Mission Hills Golf Club and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Anita holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Simon ZHANG

Simon Zhang is Vice President of Sales of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. In this capacity, he develops the sales and distribution strategies for Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to drive theme park admission, hotel and MICE business and leads the sales and eCommerce teams to manage distribution channels and boost sales growth.

With a wealth of over 30 years’ experience and track a record as a senior sales executive at various leading MNC and Fortune 500 companies across Consumer Goods, Leisure & Entertainment industries, Simon provides a unique and diverse perspectives for driving new business opportunities, identifying key business drivers, shaping distribution channels and building strategic partnerships especially with trade and industry stakeholders.

Simon has worked throughout key markets in Asia, such as China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines where he demonstrated strong leadership in a cross-functional commercial team from different markets with different cultures to achieve desired goals. Prior to joining HKDL, Simon was senior sales vice president for China and Hong Kong at Genting Cruise Lines, responsible for overall sales and trade marketing management, sales reservation and support and cruise sales revenue for all cruise ships in the region.

Simon holds a Master of Economics from Ren Min University of China.

Rosalyn WOO

As Vice President of Product Strategy, Park Operations and Planning, Rosalyn orchestrates site-wide product strategy for priority franchises and audiences across all guest touchpoints by developing, integrating and delivering various products offerings, site expansion, digital experiences and large-scale events that align with consumer and guest expectations. She also oversees the resort’s park operations line of business and the planning functions of operations integration, workforce management, operating guides and documentation and industrial engineering at HKDL.

Rosalyn’s career at Disney began as an industrial engineering intern at Walt Disney World Resort. She joined HKDL in 2003 as industrial engineer and was part of the opening team. Since then, she has held various positions across industrial engineering, attendance forecasting and planning, later expanding her scope to cover operations and experience integration and support the HKDL site managing director to integrate, prioritize, and implement HKDL’s mission, objectives and strategies, championing integration and alignment for every major HKDL initiative and bringing clarity and precision to support decision-making and collaboration. She was part of all the expansion planning since the opening of HKDL, and has shaped outcomes across groundbreaking projects including HKDL’s 15th anniversary celebration and the opening of World of Frozen in 2023.

Rosalyn holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a master’s degree in Communications from Hong Kong Baptist University.