Christian Dieckmann is chief strategy officer for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. He retained the same role previously held at Cedar Fair, L.P., since 2023.
Christian has a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and taking ideas from strategy to execution. He helped lead the integration of Schlitterbahn in 2019, the first acquisition Cedar Fair had completed since Paramount Parks in 2006. Christian also led a major internal reorganization effort to develop new centralized capabilities like procurement and business intelligence and build an enhanced platform for scalable growth.
He first joined Cedar Fair in 2014 in a role focused on strategic growth, business development and innovation. Christian’s initial projects with the company included partnering with Electronic Arts and other technology partners to develop digital attractions based on the popular Mass Effect and Plants vs. Zombies franchises and developing a gamified augmented reality mobile app dubbed as “Pokémon GO for roller coasters” by the media.
Christian began his career at GE Capital, including roles in the company’s Financial Management Program and Internal Audit teams in both the U.S. and Europe. He later worked at Bain & Company where he advised Fortune 500 and private equity clients on strategy, M&A, merger integration and performance improvement. He also served as Chief Strategy Officer at Liminal Space, an early-stage technology company in the immersive entertainment industry. Christian earned his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he pursued a dual degree as part of the Lauder Institute’s international business program.