Industry Insider
www.parkworld-online.com
Jan Maarten de Raad, CEO, Jora Vision
Park World’s Matt Broughton spoke with Jora Vision’s CEO, Jan Maarten de Raad, about turning a tiny operation taking on local decorative jobs into an organisation able to deliver large-scale, technologically advanced attractions across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond.
Matt: Jan, can you tell us about your industry background before you came to create Jora Vision? Jan: In my twenties, a friend and I started a small design and decoration company called Jora. We worked in the evenings alongside our studies, mainly taking on theming projects for bars, restaurants, public pools, and party centers, purely as a creative outlet.
“None of this would be possible without the energy and talent of our team"
My first serious job was with a construction company involved in project
developer, architect, contractor, and broker, all separate companies working together. I wanted to work in a place that could design, build, and deliver under one roof, just like my hobby business. A few years later, a building materials company asked me to move to Hong
Kong to set up three offices in China. It was an incredible adventure that taught me the joy of traveling and working across cultures. After that, I knew I wanted to work for an international company that could design, build, and deliver turnkey projects, all in-house. That inspired me to take over Jora from my friend (who moved on with our
wholesale decoration materials) and transform the design and production side into Jora Vision, focusing on the kind of work I was truly passionate about.
18
SUMMER PART TWO 2025
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52
