Английская Википедия:Geoff Chutter
Шаблон:Short description Geoff Chutter (born 1952) is the founder, president and CEO of WhiteWater West, the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of water parks.[1]
Early life
Chutter was born and raised and in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father was an engineer for a Lafarge cement plant; his father’s work temporarily relocated the family to Paris where Chutter attended high school.[2] He earned a degree as an accountant from University of Toronto.[3]
Career
While working as an auditor for KPMG, he visited the first waterslide park in Canada, located in Kelowna.[4] He founded WhiteWater West in 1980, together with his uncle, in Penticton, Canada.[5] That location has since closed,[6] but in 2020, the company has over 5,000 installments, 600 employees, and international offices.[7]
He was a candidate in the Vancouver Quadra political race in 1993 as a member of the Conservative party.[2]
Personal life
Chutter is unmarried with one child from a previous marriage. His son Paul joined the family business in 2014 as chief business development officer.[4]
Awards
- 2000: Chutter and Whitewater were inducted into The World Waterpark Association Hall of Fame.[8]
- 2013: Chutter was named one of Aquatics International’s most influential people.[9]
- 2019: Ernst & Young’s Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019[10][11]
- 2019: Outstanding Service Award by the Global Association for the Attractions (IAAPA)[12]
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