Board of Directors

Jim Reid-Anderson

Executive Chairman

Jim Reid-Anderson

Executive Chairman

Jim Reid-Anderson was named Executive Chairman of Six Flags in February 2016. From August 2010 to February 2016, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to joining Six Flags, Mr. Reid-Anderson was an adviser to Apollo Management L.P., a private equity investment firm, commencing January 2010, and from December 2008 to March 2010 was an adviser to the managing board of Siemens AG, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier for the industrial, energy and healthcare industries. From May through November 2008, Mr. Reid-Anderson was a member of Siemens AG’s managing board and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ Healthcare Sector, and from November 2007 through April 2008 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ Healthcare Diagnostics unit. Prior to the sale of the company to Siemens, Mr. Reid-Anderson served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dade Behring Inc., a company that manufactured medical diagnostics equipment and supplies, which he joined in August 1996. Mr. Reid-Anderson previously held roles of increasing responsibility at PepsiCo, Grand Metropolitan (now Diageo) and Mobil. Mr. Reid-Anderson is a fellow of the U.K. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honor) degree from the University of Birmingham, U.K..

Kurt Cellar

Director

Kurt Cellar

Director

Kurt M. Cellar has served as a director of the Company since May 2010. Since January 2008, Mr. Cellar has been the President of Corner Pocket Investors, LLC. He has also been a consultant to companies in a variety of industries as well as a private investor. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Cellar worked for the hedge fund Bay Harbour Management, L.C. He was partner and portfolio manager from 2003 until his departure. Prior to Bay Harbour, Mr. Cellar was with the private equity firm Remy Investors. Before that, he was a strategy consultant at LEK/Alcar. He is currently a director of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Edison Mission Energy Trust, Hawaiian Telecom Holdco, Inc., Home Buyers Warranty, Horizon Lines, Inc. and U.S. Concrete Inc. Within the last five years, Mr. Cellar was also a member of the Board of Directors of Aventine Renewable Energy where he was a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, The Penn Traffic Company where he was a member of the Compensation Committee, RCN Corporation, where he was a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, and Vertis Communications. Mr. Cellar is well qualified to serve on the Board based on his significant accounting and financial experience and his other public company board experience.

John M. Duffey

Director

John M. Duffey

Director

John M. Duffey was named President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Six Flags in February 2016. From September 2010 to February 2016, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Duffey previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics from November 2007 to January 2010, and was responsible for leading the integration of Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics and Dade Behring. Prior to Dade Behring’s acquisition by Siemens AG, from 2001 to November 2007, Mr. Duffey served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dade Behring Inc., where he negotiated and led the company through a debt restructuring and entry into the public equity market. Prior to joining Dade Behring, Mr. Duffey was with Price Waterhouse in the Chicago and Detroit practice offices as well as the Washington D.C. National Office. Mr. Duffey holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Michigan State University.

Charles Koppelman

Director

Charles Koppelman

Director

Charles A. Koppelman has served as a director of the Company since May 2010. Mr. Koppelman currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CAK Entertainment Inc., an entertainment consultant and brand development firm, and is a director of Las Vegas Sands. Mr. Koppelman served as Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. from September 2011 through May 2012 and as its Executive Chairman and principal executive officer from July 2008 until September 2011. Mr. Koppelman joined the board of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Inc. in July 2004 and became its Chairman in June 2005. From 1990 to 1994, he served first as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EMI Music Publishing and then from 1994 to 1997 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EMI Records Group, North America. Mr. Koppelman's business acumen acquired from his extensive experience with media and entertainment companies together with his branding experience make him highly qualified to serve on the Board.

Jon Luther

Director

Jon Luther

Director

Jon L. Luther has served as a director of the Company since May 2010. Mr. Luther served as Chief Executive Officer of Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., a quick-service restaurant franchisor whose brands include Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, from January 2003 to December 2009 and Chairman from March 2006 to January 2009. In January 2009, he assumed the role of Executive Chairman, and in July 2010, became the Non-Executive Chairman, a position he held until his retirement in May 2013. Mr. Luther serves as a director and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Brinker International, Inc., an owner and franchisor of certain restaurant brands, and as a director and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as well as the Chairman of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., a privately held quick-service sandwich chain. Mr. Luther is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Culinary Institute of America and also serves as Vice Chairman and a member of its Executive Committee. Within the last five years, Mr. Luther served as Chairman for the International Franchise Association and was a member of its Executive Committee. Mr. Luther brings to the Board executive leadership experience and vast business experience and expertise in the food and beverage segment as well as in brand marketing.

Usman Nabi

Director

Usman Nabi

Director

Usman Nabi has served as a director of the Company since May 2010. Mr. Nabi is a Senior Partner at H Partners Management, an investment management firm. Prior to joining H Partners in 2006, Mr. Nabi was at Perry Capital, the Carlyle Group, and Lazard Freres. Mr. Nabi is a member of the board of directors of Global Glimpse, a nonprofit organization committed to creating global leadership opportunities for America's youth. As a Senior Partner at H Partners Management, Mr. Nabi brings to the Board a keen business and financial sense and strong investment experience especially in the leisure sector.

Stephen Owens

Director

Stephen Owens

Director

Stephen D. Owens has served as a director of the Company since May 2010. Mr. Owens is co-founder and Managing Director of Staple Street Capital, a private equity firm. Prior to founding Staple Street Capital in 1995, Mr. Owens was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group in the firm's U.S. Buyout team. While at Carlyle, Mr. Owens co-founded the firm's Global Consumer & Retail Group, was a senior member of the firm's Global Communications & Media Group, and executed and oversaw investments in the business services and transportation sectors. Previously, Mr. Owens was a principal investor and investment banker with Lehman Brothers in their New York and Hong Kong offices. Mr. Owens' business and finance experience, including helping to create value in multi-location consumer-facing businesses, qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Richard Roedel

Director

Richard Roedel

Director

Richard W. Roedel has been a director of the Company since December 2010. Mr. Roedel is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Lorillard, Inc. as well as a director and member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Risk Committee of IHS, Inc. Mr. Roedel is the Non-Executive Chairman of Luna Innovations Incorporated and, over the years, has been the chairman of several governance, compensation and special committees. Mr. Roedel served on the Board of Directors of Sealy Corporation in several capacities, including Chairman of its Audit Committee, until March 2013 when Sealy was acquired by Tempur-Pedic International Inc. Mr. Roedel served on the Board of Directors of BrightPoint, Inc. in several capacities until October 2012, when it was acquired by Ingram Micro Inc., including Chairman of its Audit Committee, Chairman of its Compensation Committee and member of its Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Roedel was a director of Broadview Holdings, Inc., a private company, and was Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of its Compensation Committees until 2012. Mr. Roedel was a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. from October 2002 until November 2007 when Dade Behring was acquired by Siemens AG. From 1985 through 2000, Mr. Roedel was employed by the accounting firm BDO Seidman LLP, having been managing partner of its Chicago and New York Metropolitan area offices and later Chairman and CEO. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Roedel has extensive experience in finance, accounting and risk management and in public company board and committee practices, which make him well-qualified to serve on the Board.