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ORLANDO, Fla., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS), a leading theme park and entertainment company, today announced the appointment of Marc Swanson to the position of Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) and Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy as Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) and Treasurer. All changes are effective immediately. SeaWorld s Board of Directors (the Board ) unanimously approved the appointments.
Mr. Swanson previously served as interim CEO and has been with the Company for over 20 years, having held a number of leadership positions including as CFO and Treasurer. Ms. Gulacsy previously served as interim CFO and Treasurer and has been with the Company for eight years, having most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer.
(Photo : SeaWorld Committed to Combating Coral Reef Disease in Florida)
The Florida Reef stretches approximately 360 miles from Dry Tortugas National Park west of the Florida Keys to the St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County. This area faces imminent danger from an outbreak of coral disease termed stony coral tissue loss disease. Already in decline due to degraded water quality, climate change, and an expanding South Florida population, the reef has become the focus of a crisis intervention led by dozens of partners from federal, state, and local agencies; non-governmental organizations; universities; and members of the community.
SeaWorld is among those actively combatting this destructive disease in an ongoing effort to support and protect the environment. Historically, SeaWorld has established numerous resources and funds to help support environmental conservation. SeaWorld s Management Team, which includes interim CEO Marc Swanson and Founder and Managing Partner of Hill Pa
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Interim CEO Marc Swanson was given the top job on the same day the companyâs first-quarter earnings report beat Wall Street expectations.
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SeaWorld Entertainment, the Orlando-based parent company of Busch Gardens, beat Wall Street expectations in its first-quarter earnings report released this week. [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ]
Updated May 6
The interim CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment, Marc Swanson, has been given the top job, the company announced on the same day it released a first-quarter earnings report that showed a steadily improving financial picture.
The earnings report from the Orlando-based parent company of Busch Gardens beat Wall Street expectations with a slight uptick in revenue since mid-March of last year. Thatâs when all 12 of its theme parks were shut down due to the global spread of COVID-19.
SeaWorld Promotes CEO, Announces Earnings
May 6, 2021, 10:06 AM ·
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. has promoted its interim CEO, Marc Swanson, to that position on a permanent basis, the company announced today. SeaWorld also removed the interim from the title of its Chief Financial Officer, Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy. After careful consideration and working closely with Marc and Elizabeth in their interim roles over the past year, the Board of Directors is confident they are the right leaders for SeaWorld as we emerge from this pandemic and continue executing on our long-term strategic plan, Scott Ross, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital said. Over the past year, Marc and Elizabeth, alongside the Board, have continued to execute on the strategic initiatives we have been working on over the past several years and have taken the necessary decisive actions to position the Company for long-term success. We look forward to their continued lea
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SeaWorld Entertainment’s interim CEO for the last year, Marc Swanson, was named Wednesday to lead the company on a permanent basis as it navigates its recovery from a pandemic that devastated its theme park business.
The appointment by the board of directors came on the same day that the Orlando-based company released its first-quarter earnings report, which shows a steadily improving outlook since mid-March of last year when all 12 parks were shut down due to the widening coronavirus contagion.
While overall attendance remains down, the 4.5 percent drop compared to the first quarter of 2020 was a marked improvement from the previous two quarters when visitation plunged by double digits. Compared with its pre-pandemic results for the first three months of 2019, the attendance of 2.2 million during the same period this year was down by 34 percent, SeaWorld reported.