Kelowna, Canada (June 29th, 2021) ― Waterplay® Solutions is excited to announce the appointment of Mark Weston to the position of Director, New Market Development. In his new role Weston will manage the global expansion of the organization into diverse markets and new revenue streams.
“We’re thrilled to have Mark Weston joining Waterplay’s Commercial Team in this important role,” says Kerrin Smith, Vice President of Strategic Growth and Customer Experience. “Mark has proven experience throughout his over three-decade tenure in the aquatic recreation industry and brings a wealth of knowledge to this role, to the organization, as well as to our global client base. As a customer-centric organization Mark is an exceptional fit at Waterplay and we look forward to letting him do what he does best, which is help facilitate amazing aquatic play spaces for customers and communities.”
Trained as a child psychologist and the author of two books on play and child development (Playful Parenting, Putnam 1993, and PlayWise, Putnam, 1995), Mark Weston knows play. In his long tenure within the aquatic play industry Weston has worked as a play industry consultant, in project management and product development at WhiteWater West, as founder and President of Funtraptions, a designer and manufacturer of dry and aquatic play elements, served as Director of Business Development at Splashtacular, and as Vice President and managing partner at SCS Interactive. His clients include Six Flags, Universal Studios, Center Parcs and the London Millennium Dome, as well as consultancy work with major brands: Hasbro Interactive, PlaySkool, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Development Corp, and Disney Cruise Lines.
Ready to dive headfirst into his new role at Waterplay, Weston is based out of Rhode Island, USA, and ready to support Waterplay’s global movement of connecting the world through play.
About Waterplay
Let’s have fun! Waterplay designs and manufactures aquatic play equipment for indoor and outdoor play spaces. Freestanding play features, ground sprays and playable water fountains, elevated play structures with slides and water
management solutions. We specialize in high play value, quality products that are inclusive to every play style and physical ability. With aquatic play, water management, seating, shade, surfacing and washroom and changeroom facility solutions, there’s no aquatic play project that we can’t handle. Call us today to work through the discovery phase of your project and get access to our expert
teams, 2D and 3D design, and enjoy lifetime post-installation support. Working with Waterplay makes building splash pads simple and FUN! Visit www.waterplay.com to learn more.
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For more information about this press release, please contact:
Shanley Hutchinson, Group Marketing Manager
+1 (250) 712.3393 Ext. 109
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www.waterplay.com
