Shanghai Disney Resort General Manager: Shanghai - a win-win land where dreams come true

As a Parisian with a romantic sense of humor, Philippe Gas has a special connection with Asia. Having spent years working across the region in destinations such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, in 2014 he finally settled down in his second home - Shanghai.

(Philippe Gas, General Manager of Shanghai Disney Resort [Photo/Shanghai Disney Resort])

The day Philippe first left Asia, a place he had lived for six years, he knew that he wanted the chance to come back, no matter when or where it might be. He first came to Shanghai in 1999, a place he found familiar - especially the former French concession area. In 2014, seizing what he called “a chance of a lifetime”, he returned to Shanghai as the General Manager of Shanghai Disney Resort. Since then, while operating China’s largest foreign-invested entertainment project, he has witnessed plenty of miracles taking place throughout Shanghai. If there was a chance to rethink his coming to Shanghai, he said he would make the same decision again and again.