BACKGROUND INFORMATION 7
Lotte Franch Wamberg
Chief Execut ive Officer of LEGOLAND
®
Deutschland
As of October 2004, Lotte Franch Wamberg (39) is Chief Executive Officer of
LEGOLAND
®
Deutschland in Günzburg, Bavaria. She has worked for the LEGO
®
Company for more than sixteen years. Her career began in 1988 as a Production
Engineer at the company's headquarters in Billund, Denmark. Since then, she has
worked in a wide range of different posts within the LEGO Group in Logistics,
Production and Sales. Since 2001, Ms. Wamberg has acquired a wealth of
experience in the amusement park business, culminating in two years as CEO of
the LEGOLAND park in Billund. "Lotte Franch Wamberg brings a great deal of
experience and creativity to her new position, which will carry our park in Günzburg
from strength to strength," said Mads Ryder, Managing Director of all four
LEGOLAND parks worldwide.
Lotte Franch Wamberg was born in 1965 in Odense, Denmark. After studying
Engineering at the University of Odense, she began her career at LEGO. She is
married with a son and a daughter.
Issued: march 2005
Note to the editor:
On 17 May 2002, LEGOLAND
®
Deutschland opened its gates in Günzburg, Bavaria. The LEGO
Company's fourth theme park worldwide welcomed 4 million visitors in its first three seasons. On 19
March 2005, the park enters its fourth season. 2005 season opening times: Daily from 19 March to 6
November, except from 4 April to 11 May and from 13 to 28 September 2005 when the park will be
closed Monday to Wednesday.
For further information about LEGOLAND Deutschland, visit us at
www.LEGOLAND.de
. Tickets can be
ordered here online. For telephone information, please call +49 (0)8221 700 700.
Contact:
LEGOLAND Deutschland GmbH
Marion Moormann, Press & PR Manager
LEGOLAND Allee
Annette Uhlmann, PR Officer
89312 Günzburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)8221 700 221
press@LEGOLAND.de