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- Departure of CFO (new) — The Chief Financial Officer departed effective May 8, 2026, simultaneously with the Chief Legal Officer, which may signal internal restructuring or strategic changes.
Six Flags CFO and Chief Legal Officer depart; Chief Accounting Officer named Interim CFO
Filed May 7, 2026 · Period ending May 7, 2026 · ~1 min read
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CFO Brian Witherow and Chief Legal Officer Brian Nurse both departed effective May 8, 2026, representing significant simultaneous turnover in key financial and compliance oversight roles.
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Chief Accounting Officer David Hoffman appointed Interim CFO effective May 8, 2026. Hoffman has been with the company since the Six Flags-Cedar Fair merger and served as Cedar Fair's Chief Accounting Officer since 2012.
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Hoffman will receive an additional $20,000 per month ($240,000 annually) for serving as Interim CFO, on top of his existing Chief Accounting Officer compensation.
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Company announced additional executive leadership changes via press release, disclosed under Regulation FD, with details provided in attached exhibit.
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Summary
Six Flags Entertainment disclosed the sudden departure of two senior executives: CFO Brian Witherow and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Brian Nurse, both effective May 8, 2026. The simultaneous exit of the company's top financial and legal officers represents significant leadership turnover at a critical time for the merged Six Flags-Cedar Fair entity.
The company moved quickly to name Chief Accounting Officer David Hoffman as Interim CFO, leveraging his experience from the Cedar Fair side of the 2024 merger where he served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2012. Retail investors should note that dual departures at the CFO and Chief Legal Officer level are unusual and often signal internal disagreements, strategic pivots, or operational challenges.
The company has not disclosed whether these were voluntary resignations or terminations, nor has it announced a permanent CFO search timeline. The filing also references additional executive leadership changes in an attached press release, suggesting broader management restructuring may be underway. Watch for the company's next earnings call or investor update for management's explanation of these changes and any impact on financial reporting, strategic direction, or operational execution during the critical summer theme park season.
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Event · Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On May 7, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters disclosed in Item 5.02 above as well as other executive leadership changes.
Six Flags disclosed executive leadership changes on May 7, 2026. The 8-K references Item 5.02 (which typically covers departures or appointments of directors/officers) and mentions additional leadership changes announced in the press release. The specific details of which executives are affected and the nature of the changes are contained in Item 5.02 and the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), which are not included in this excerpt.
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The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
The company is furnishing this information under Regulation FD (fair disclosure) rather than formally filing it. This means the disclosure is not subject to liability under Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be automatically incorporated into other SEC filings. This is standard practice for press releases and voluntary disclosures that companies want to make public without the heightened legal exposure of a formal filing.
Event · Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Six Flags filed an 8-K attaching a press release dated May 7, 2026; no material event details disclosed in the filing body.
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Press Release, dated May 7, 2026 (furnished herewith)
The 8-K references a press release dated May 7, 2026, furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The filing body does not disclose the content or subject matter of the press release, so the nature and materiality of the event cannot be determined from this 8-K alone.
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