Cedar Fair Hires Brian Nurse as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
November 15, 2021 at 08:00 am EST
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Cedar Fair Entertainment Company announced that Brian Nurse has joined the company as executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary. He will be based at the company?s office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Zimmerman. Prior to joining Cedar Fair, Nurse was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for World Wrestling Entertainment, an integrated global media company with revenue of approximately $1 billion. In that role, which he held for just over two years, he was responsible for all legal affairs and served as a member of the senior management team. Before that, Nurse served six years as vice president, associate general counsel and secretary at Nestle Waters North America, leading the day-to-day legal affairs for the $4.6 billion division of Nestle S.A., the food and beverage company in the world. From 2003-2012, Nurse was senior legal counsel for PepsiCo Inc., where he was lead counsel for North American beverage/soft drinks brands. His responsibilities included working with brand and sports marketing, licensing and branded entertainment. He joined Pepsi?s corporate law team as legal counsel in 2001. Nurse earned a bachelor?s degree from the University of Pennsylvania?s Wharton School and a juris doctor from Fordham University School of Law.
Cedar Fair, L.P. is a regional amusement park operator. The Company operates approximately 13 properties, consisting of 11 amusement parks, four separately gated outdoor water parks, and resort accommodations totaling more than 2,300 rooms and 600 luxury recreational vehicle (RV) sites. Its parks are family-oriented, with recreational facilities for people of all ages, and provide clean and attractive environments with rides and immersive entertainment. Its parks operate seasonally except for Knott's Berry Farm, which is typically open daily on a year-round basis. Its seasonal parks are generally open daily from Memorial Day until Labor Day. In addition to daily operations, its seasonal parks are open during select weekends, including at various properties in the fourth quarter for Halloween and winter events. Its Cedar Fairs parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Texas and Toronto, Ontario.
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