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SeaWorld CEO resigns five months into job, cites board

The entrance to the SeaWorld Theme park is seen Monday, March 30, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld is indefinitely furloughing more than 90% of its employees and they won't get paid after March 31. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The entrance to the SeaWorld Theme park is seen Monday, March 30, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld is indefinitely furloughing more than 90% of its employees and they won't get paid after March 31. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The entrance to the SeaWorld Theme park is seen Monday, March 30, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld is indefinitely furloughing more than 90% of its employees and they won't get paid after March 31. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By MIKE SCHNEIDER / Associated Press 1 min read

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – SeaWorld Entertainment’s chief executive has resigned only five months into his job, becoming the third leader of the theme park company to depart in just over two years, according to a company filing released Monday.

Sergio Rivera cited his disagreement with the board of directors’ involvement in decision-making at the company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

His predecessor, Gustavo “Gus” Antorcha, cited a similar reason for his leaving last September.

Rivera handed in his resignation Saturday. He was named the CEO of the company last November.

The spread of the novel coronavirus has paralyzed the theme park industry. Like most other theme park companies operating in the U.S., SeaWorld’s 12 theme parks have been closed since mid-March.