Management
Lee Penn Lanselle
Principal / Co-Founder
Lee Lanselle is an expert in the business of theme parks, resorts and themed entertainment with nearly thirty years of experience in planning, executing and implementing projects and operations. At EDG, Mr. Lanselle applies this expertise to theme parks and resort projects of public and private owners, developers and operators globally including in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and the US.
Mr. Lanselle was an executive in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for over 20 years where he was a central figure in the planning and implementation of Disney’s international theme park and resort projects in Japan, France and Hong Kong. Mr. Lanselle collaborated with Disney corporate planning and legal teams, supporting the preparation of development, license and management agreements. In connection with these projects, Mr. Lanselle’s experience included securing agreements, government liaison, planning and integrating transportation systems, retail, dining and entertainment.
Mr. Lanselle was named ‘secrétaire général’ to manage Disney's relations with French governmental parties and local communities. He worked with a legal and financial task force to establish the entity structure and requisite shareholder, management and license agreements for all resort elements. He was ‘président’ (chairman) of Euro Disneyland S.N.C., the financing company for the Disneyland Paris theme park.
During the construction of Tokyo Disneyland park, he relocated to Tokyo where he managed sponsorship development as well as the installation and opening of three major film-based attractions. After the park’s opening, he was named Director-Business & Legal Affairs, protecting Disney’s rights in Japan and solving operational issues as a member of the expatriate liaison team.
Mr. Lanselle was a Fulbright Fellow. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese Studies – Economics from Yale University and his MBA in financial policy and control from the University of Michigan. Mr. Lanselle speaks fluent French and conversational Japanese.