Greg Yong

Short biography

Greg was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Coast Entertainment’s (ASX:CEH) Theme Parks division in April 2021 and Group Chief Executive Officer in 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in the theme parks industry in Australia and overseas. Coast owns and operates the iconic Dreamworld, WhiteWater World and SkyPoint properties on the Gold Coast. He has held direct responsibility for the management of theme parks, water parks and leisure operations including all aspects of operations, safety, engineering, entertainment, food and beverage and retail, animal displays and presentations along with ancillary commercial services. At Village Roadshow, Greg held executive responsibilities for all Village Australian parks including, Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet n Wild Gold Coast and Sydney, as well as leading the development and opening programme for Topgolf. Greg was also Chief Operating Officer for Village’s international theme park development programme including the operation of existing properties and running opening programmes for new properties. Greg is currently on the Board of AALARA, which is the peak industry body, and has held this position since 2018. He is also a Director of the Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation and the Gold Coast Community Fund. Greg’s qualifications include an MBA from Southern Cross University, a post graduate qualification in Professional Accounting from the University of New England as well as having completed the Executive Leadership Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in Boston Massachusetts.