SANDUSKY, Ohio, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Fair
(NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and
active entertainment, is pleased to announce the promotion of
Richard A. Zimmerman to the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer.
"This promotion is an acknowledgement of the significant role
Richard has played in the success of Cedar Fair," said Matt Ouimet, Cedar Fair's chief executive
officer. "He is one of the most talented senior executives I
have ever worked with. His deep understanding of the
industry, our operations and our business model has enabled him to
positively impact every meaningful decision we have made over the
past five years. His role as President and Chief Operating
Officer will be to bridge strategy into execution – sorting to the
things that will have the biggest operational impact and turning
good ideas into operational reality."
Zimmerman has 30 years of experience in the leisure and
hospitality industry and most recently served as Chief Operating
Officer of Cedar Fair. Prior to that he served as Executive
Vice President since 2010, Regional Vice President since 2007 and
as Vice President and General Manager of Kings Dominion since
1998. Prior to entering the amusement park industry, Richard
served in various roles with Paramount Communications, Inc.,
including vice president of financial planning and analysis for
Paramount's Madison Square Garden Division.
About Cedar Fair
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: "FUN"), one of the
largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world, is a
publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. Focused on its mission to
become "THE place to be for FUN," the Company owns and operates 11
amusement parks including its flagship park, Cedar Point, along with two outdoor water
parks, one indoor water park and five hotels. It also operates an
additional theme park under a management contract. Its parks
are located in Ohio, California, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario.
This news release and prior releases are available online
at www.cedarfair.com.
Contact: Corporate Communications, (704) 654-3906
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