James Reid-Anderson was born on 12 April 1959 and is a British businessman who was formerly the president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.
12 Facts About Jim Reid-Anderson
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Jim Reid-Anderson held the position until February 2016, before his former position was reinstated in 2017 following the sudden departure of his successor, John Duffey.
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Jim Reid-Anderson was born in Baghdad in 1959 but left to Beirut soon after due to the 14 July Revolution.
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Jim Reid-Anderson grew up in Lebanon, Guyana, and later London, where he was educated at Salesian College, Battersea.
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Jim Reid-Anderson obtained an Honors Degree in Commerce from the University of Birmingham in England and is a Fellow of the UK Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
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Jim Reid-Anderson was elected as the chairman of the board in October 2002.
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In 2005, Jim Reid-Anderson was a finalist in the Smart Business Chicago Entrepreneur of the Year awards and was later named in the British Sunday Times as the 22nd most influential Briton in the US.
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In November 2007, Jim Reid-Anderson became the CEO of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and in May 2008, became a member of Siemens AG's managing board and CEO of Siemens Healthcare Sector.
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On 12 August 2010, Jim Reid-Anderson was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.
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On 18 July 2017, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced that its board of directors had appointed Jim Reid-Anderson, who had been serving as executive chairman of the company since February 2016, to re-assume his position as the company's chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately.
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Jim Reid-Anderson had formerly served as chairman, president and CEO of Six Flags from August 2010 through February 2016.
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On 24 October 2019, Six Flags announced that on 18 November 2019, Jim Reid-Anderson would resign and be replaced with Michael Spanos, a Chief Executive Officer of a division of PepsiCo, effective immediately.