And who gets the boot this time at Six Flags which so happens to be the general manager of Magic Mountain, Jay Thomas, according to rumors now circulating aorund the web. Rumors of more of these sudden firings also include GMs of other Six Flags parks including Great Adventure GM Mark Kane, & Eric Gilbert from Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. If you remember, Jay has been working at Magic Mountain while Six Flags was going through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy. He also saw many of the park's most popular coasters go into place including Tatsu in 2006, X's upgrade to X2 in 2008, and Terminator Salvation The Ride in 2009. But the only question is why he was given the "pink slip" to leave the park. Could these rumors be true??
Yep. You read the title correctly. Six Flags Theme Parks now has it's new CEO, James Reid Anderson appointed today, to be new CEO of the company, taking over interim, Al Weber's temporary position. Al Weber however, will be staying with Six Flags, but this time as the chain's COO (Chief Operating Officer.). Probably the most intriguing aspect of Anderson, is that he came to Six Flags without any "theme park experience" in his business career, which questions some if he will be good for the parks, or bad. However, Anderson does have experience in running big-time businesses, and managing to pull them out of bankruptcy, notably that of Dade Behring Holdings, a healthcare company he used to lead. Former chairman Usman Nabi said "Jim is an exceptional CEO, and he brings to Six Flags an outstanding track record of shareholder value creation". Will the new CEO prove his skills as a business man and successfully operate a chain of 19 popular amusent and water parks?
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