Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced the appointment of Richard ?Dick? Haddrill, age 72, as Executive Chairman of the Six Flags Board of Directors, effective March 25, 2026. With Mr. Haddrill?s appointment, Marilyn Spiegel will serve as Lead Independent Director.
Haddrill is a renowned public company executive with decades of experience in the entertainment and leisure industries. He previously served as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Scientific Games (now Light & Wonder), a leading provider of gaming and entertainment solutions and services. Before that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Bally Technologies, where he led the company through significant growth and strategic transformation, culminating in its acquisition by Scientific Games.
As Executive Chairman at Six Flags, Haddrill will focus on improving profitability while implementing strategic actions to drive long-term growth. Richard Haddrill is the Founder and CEO of The Groop, LLC, an investment and advisory company, and founder and Vice Chairman of Generator Partners, an alternative energy and home electrification company. He was previously Executive Vice Chairman of Scientific Games, where he oversaw the integration of Bally Technologies and the expansion and evolution of Scientific Games?
portfolio. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Bally Technologies, where he increased revenue from $550 million to $1.2 billion and the share price by 7x over the eight years prior to Bally?s acquisition by Scientific Games in 2014. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Manhattan Associates Inc., where he increased the company?s revenues by 150% and its share price by 8x in a five-year span.
Haddrill has served on numerous private and public company boards and, earlier in his career, was a Partner and Managing Partner at Ernst & Young, where he served as National Director of Entrepreneurial Services. He earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Mr. Haddrill will serve as a Class II director, with a term expiring at the Company?s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and the Board will expand to 11 members.
