Six Flags Just Unexpectedly Replaced Its CEO With Its Previous CEO
Photo Credit: Six Flags replaced CEO John Duffey with former CEO Jim Reid-Anderson. Duffey is pictured here in an image from an interview with CNBC. CNBC
Skift Take
Duffey's departure is mysterious, but the new (and old) CEO knows the company and headed it for several years. There shouldn't be too much upheaval or shift in strategy, even if the unexpected change proves distracting for awhile.
Six Flags Entertainment announced Tuesday morning that the company's president and CEO, John Duffey, had suddenly retired nearly a year and a half after being named to the position.
He has been replaced by his predecessor, Jim Reid-Anderson, who has been serving as executive chairman since February 2016. Prior to that, Reid-Anderson was chairman, president, and CEO dating back to August of 2010.
The Texas-based regional theme park company gave no reason for Duffey's departure; an email to Stephen Purtell, senior vice president of investor relations, was not immediately returned. Before he was name
