Richard A. Zimmerman Cedar Fair CEO Rating

Cedar Fair's CEO, Richard A. Zimmerman, has 55 employee ratings and a score of 68/100, placing them in the Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Cedar Fair rate Richard A. Zimmerman higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 71/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Cedar Fair's CEO Rating

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In the Top 50% of 1832 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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Cedar Fair CEO Richard A. Zimmerman Bio

Mr. Matthew A. Ouimet, also known as Matt, serves as Executive Chairman of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Mr. Ouimet serves as an Advisor of Fidelis College, Inc. Mr. Ouimet is a 20 year veteran of the amusement park and hospitality industry, of which 17 years were spent with Walt Disney Company. He served as the President of Cedar Fair LP since June 2011 until October 2016 and Cedar Fair Management, Inc. since June 20, 2011 until October 2016. He served as Senior vice president, Finance and Business Development and Chief Financial Officer of Disney Development Company. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer at Corinthian Colleges Inc. from July 1, 2009 to October 31, 2010 and served as its Executive Vice President of Operations since December 2008 until July 1, 2009. He served as the President of Hotel Group at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. of Collective Brands, Inc. from August 2006 to September 2, 2008. He served as the President of Resorts Worldwide at Collective Brands, Inc. He oversaw hotel operations worldwide for Starwood's nine hotel brands consisting of more than 850 hotels in 95 countries, the White Plains, N.Y. Prior to joining Starwood in 2006, he served at Walt Disney Company from 1989 to 2006, in a variety of business development and financial positions, including President of Disney Cruise Line and Disneyland Resort and Senior Vice President of New Business Development. Prior to his work with Disney, he served as Controller and Senior Vice President, Finance of Lincoln Property Company from 1983 to 1989 and served as a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse from 1980 to 1983. He has been a Director of Cedar Fair LP. since August 29, 2011. He served as a Director of Collective Brands, Inc. from June 30, 2008 to July 21, 2011. He was Executive General Manager of Disney Vacation Club, where he oversaw two theme parks and three hotels. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Ouimet holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Accounting from Binghamton University State University of New York at Binghamton.

Who Ranks Cedar Fair's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Sales 77/100

Experience - Entry Level 77/100

Gender - Male 71/100

Who Ranks Cedar Fair's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Department - Operations 32/100

Gender - Female 33/100

Experience - 1 to 3 Years 38/100

Cedar Fair CEO Richard A. Zimmerman At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Cedar Fair.

Based on 55 ratings, Richard A. Zimmerman ranks right below Universal Studios' CEO, Ronald Meyer.

Cedar Fair's CEO is highly regarded by the Sales department, employees with Entry Level experience, and Male employees. However, the Operations department, Female employees, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.