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British businesswoman (born 1962)

Amanda Thompson
OBE
BornAmanda Jean Thompson
Islington, England, UK
OccupationBusinesswoman
SpouseSteve Thompson (2004–present)
Parent(s)Geoffrey Thompson
Barbara Thompson

Amanda Jean Thompson OBE (born September 1962) is a British businesswoman who is the CEO of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, president of Stageworks Worldwide Productions, director of Big Blue Hotel and the Boulevard Hotel, a patron of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, and Patron of the Blackpool Civic Trust.

She rose to the position of managing director in 2004 after the death of her father, Geoffrey Thompson.

Career

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Thompson went to a private school in Oxford, then worked for Disney before producing her first ice show in 1982.

Thompson was appointed managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2004, following the death of her father and grandmother. Her brother, Nicholas Thompson became the deputy managing director. Her sister, Fiona Gilje (nee Thompson) is a board director.

Thompson has been a prominent individual within the attractions industries global community and has been involved with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), chairing the Europe, Middle East and Africa committee (EMEA) for numerous years. Currently she holds a place on the EMEA Advisory Committee.

She was nominated to the IAAPA board of directors in 2018 and led the Global Attractions industry as chairman of the board in 2020 and 2021, being the first European woman to do so as well as being the first person to chair the association for two consecutive years. Thompson has been nominated within the top 10 most influential individuals in the attractions industry.

Personal life

Thompson was born in London. She was awarded an OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours.

References

  1. "Amanda Jean THOMPSON – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kenneth Shenton (19 June 2004) The Independent: Geoffrey Thompson obituary
  3. Veronica Blake (18 October 1998) Independent: HOW WE MET: AMANDA THOMPSON AND VLADIMIR. Independent
  4. "Blooloop". 11 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "New Year Honours 2012: full list of recipients". The Telegraph. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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