Leentje Lips appointed as Eindhoven Zoo branch manager

Leentje Lips joined Libéma in September as site manager Eindhoven Zoo and ZooParc Overloon after former site manager Martin van Hees made the move to Safaripark Beekse Bergen as Zoological Manager ad interim. As location manager, Leentje belongs to the new generation within the Libéma family business.

Division Director Sjors van den Boogaart is pleased: "I am convinced that with Martin as Zoological Manager ad interim at Safaripark Beekse Bergen and Leentje as Branch Manager Eindhoven Zoo and ZooParc Overloon, we are strengthening our organization in the right way. They will surely make a positive contribution to the development of our division."

Leentje Lips on Expedition

Leentje is looking forward to her Expedition at ZooParc and sees plenty of opportunities: "Coming fall break, we expect to welcome our 100,000th visitor of 2016 to ZooParc. In the coming years we aim to grow by about 10,000 visitors per year. To realize this we have big plans to expand, but more on that later...". Thanks in part to van Hees, Eindhoven Zoo has had healthy operations with high employee and guest satisfaction for years. Nevertheless, Leentje Lips also sees enough challenge in this: "Since the park's basics are in order, we are going to work on higher brand awareness in the coming years. Moreover, on Sunday, Oct. 30, we will celebrate the park's 12.5-year anniversary."