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Leadership Team

Meet the Leadership Team

Marc Swanson, Chief Executive Officer

Marc G. Swanson has served as Chief Executive Officer since May 2021. Prior to that, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2020 to May 2021. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from August 2017 to April 2020, except for from September 2019 to November 2019 when he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Swanson had served as Chief Accounting Officer from 2012 to 2017 and served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 until September 2015 and as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from August 1, 2017 until his permanent appointment later that same month. Previously, he was Vice President Performance Management and Corporate Controller of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment from 2011 to 2012, the Corporate Controller of Busch Entertainment Corporation from 2008 to 2011 and the Vice President of Finance of Sesame Place from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Swanson holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kyle Miller, President

Kyle Miller became the Company’s President in September 2026. Prior to that, Mr. Miller served as the Chief Park Operations Officer since 2023, responsible for overseeing operations across the Company’s park portfolio. From 2018 to 2023, Mr. Miller served as Park President of SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove, and Aquatica Orlando, where he helped lead some of the Company’s most successful operational and guest experience initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Miller has served in other leadership and operations roles across 7 of the 12 Parks and our Corporate offices since beginning his career at the Company in 1995.

Dr. Christopher Dold, Chief Zoological Officer

Dr. Christopher (Chris) Dold has served as the Chief Zoological Officer of the Company since April 2016. In his role, Chris leads the Company’s team of zoological professionals and oversees all animal programs, rescue and rehabilitation, science, conservation and education. Prior to that, Dr. Dold served as Vice President, Veterinary Services from 2008 until April 2016 and Senior Veterinarian at SeaWorld Orlando from 2005 to 2008.

Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Dold was a National Academies- National Research Council Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow with the US Navy Marine Mammal Program, and completed a University of California-Davis Internship in Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California.

Dr. Dold is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, European Association for Aquatic Mammals, and the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Dr. Dold received a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

Jim Forrester, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

James (Jim) W. Forrester Jr. has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since November 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Forrester served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance since November 2024. Prior to that he served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from January 2023 to November 2024, and Vice President, Finance for SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando and Discovery Cove from February 2019 to January 2023. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Operations, Finance, Human Resources and Revenue Management for ICON Orlando 360 from October 2017 to February 2019. Additionally, Mr. Forrester has more than two decades of theme park finance and operations experience including at the Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney World Resort, and Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, among others.

Kevin Connelly, Chief Accounting Officer

Kevin Connelly became the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer in August 2025. Prior to becoming the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Connelly served as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Managing Director of Appreciation Homes, LLC, a real estate securities company, from June 2019 to January 2025. From September 2018 to May 2019, he was President of Capview Partners, LLC / EBA EverStar, LLC, a real estate investment and management firm formed through a Fortune Global 500 company’s acquisition of Capview Partners, LLC, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director since April 2014. Mr. Connelly previously held senior finance and accounting positions with DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Martek Biosciences Corp, Aether Systems, Inc., Storage USA, Inc., and Integrated Health Services, Inc., after starting his career at KPMG. Mr. Connelly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from James Madison University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland.