Lesz BANHAM

As Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Lesz oversees all functions of financial management including controllership, operations finance, corporate alliances, revenue management and analytics, and strategic sourcing & procurement. The role provides commercial, financial and strategic support for HKDL, laying the foundation for long-term growth of the resort.

Lesz started his Disney career in 1995 at Walt Disney World Resort and has held many finance roles of increasing responsibility in different lines of business across the company, including Adventures by Disney and Global Business Development. He previously held the role of Vice President of Finance, Segment Planning and Communications, where he led the Disney Parks’ financial planning processes, including long-term and annual operating plans, capital plans, monthly forecasts and quarterly earnings reviews. From 2018 to 2021, he held the role of Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Shanghai Disney Resort.

Lesz is a member of the Board of Directors for Hope Water International, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to clean water to remote villages in Africa.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stetson University in the United States.

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 Experience Strategy, Planning and Operations, 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.

Paul E. RIVET

As Executive Director of Entertainment, Paul drives all aspects of development, production and operations for immersive entertainment experiences at HKDL, inclusive of planning, budgeting and execution of high profile special and seasonal events, as well as costuming elements, all of which directly impact commercial strategy, guest satisfaction, efficiency targets and other business considerations.

Paul brings over 40 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He began his Disney career as a seasonal performer at Disneyland California and has held a variety of leadership positions since, including several international roles at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii; Walt Disney Attractions Japan, and Universal Studios Japan. Most recently, Paul was Director of Entertainment Show Development and Production at Disneyland Resort, California. His extensive experience there included creating a new nighttime spectacular, stage production and brand-new day parade.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master of Business Administration from University of California, Irvine.