Andrew Kam () is the current vice president of

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's Wanda Cultural Industry Group unit. He is the former

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Career

He went to primary and secondary school in Hong Kong before graduating with a business degree at

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in 1984 and a masters in business management in 1986.與 CEO 對話 - 嘉賓: 香港迪士尼樂園度假區行政總裁金民豪嘉賓簡介
''Radio Television Hong Kong''. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011. Kam then worked as deputy general manager of Coca-Cola China from 1988. He joined the

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in 2000. In 2001 he joined Swire Pacific Limited as their Sales and Marketing Director, looking after the company's business in

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. Andrew Kam was then recruited by

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s and worked on their 14 different markets in China.

As managing director of Hong Kong Disneyland

He started the role of managing director at Hong Kong Disneyland in August 2008, replacing Bill Ernest, who was promoted to President and Managing Director, Asia, for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Under his leadership, Hong Kong Disneyland has achieved the first positive

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in 2010, pulling the park out of a long-term deficit since the park's opening in 2005. On March 7, 2016, Hong Kong Disneyland announced the resignation of him as the managing director for ‘personal reasons.’ and will be replaced by Samuel Lau.

Dalian Wanda

In October 2016, Andrew Kam joined

as vice president of its Wanda Cultural Industry Group unit. Wanda plans to build as many as 15 Wanda City theme parks across China to encircle

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and compete for the entertainment spending of the country's growing middle class households.

Personal life

Kam is married with a daughter and a son, named Caitlin and Nicholas.政情：金民豪囡囡迪士尼慶生日
''Oriental Daily''. 28 December 2010.

References

External links

23 Questions with Andrew Kam - D23.disney.go.com
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