SeaWorld CEO Serge Rivera Resigns in Board Dispute Amid Crisis

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  • SeaWorld has suffered heavy turnover at the CEO level

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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Serge Rivera resigned effective immediately, leaving his position after only five months as the already-troubled theme-park operator contends with the coronavirus crisis.

Marc Swanson, the chief financial officer, will serve as interim CEO, SeaWorld saidBloomberg Terminal Monday. Swanson was also interim CEO before Rivera’s appointment in November. Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy, the chief accounting officer, will be interim CFO.