Matt Ouimet is executive chairman of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded company that owns 12 amusement parks in the United States and Canada.
Born in 1958 in Cooperstown, New York and raised in Unadilla NY, his first job was working at a grave yard in Unadilla.[1] He graduated from Unatego High School in 1976[2] and went off to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Binghamton University.[3]
Ouimet spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company,[3] including stints at Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney's Wide World of Sports, and Vacation Club, president of Disney Cruise Line and president of the Disneyland Resort.[4] Also at Disney Development Co., he served as chief financial officer.[3] He was senior vice president of finance and business development for Walt Disney World until August 1998 when he was transferred to Disney Cruise Line as its senior operating officer. With the August 31, 1999 resignation of Arthur Rodney as cruise line president, Matt Ouimet was named as his replacement in July.[5] In 2003, he was appointed president of Disneyland Resort. There Ouimet prepared for its 50th-anniversary and managed its restoration.[4] He was succeeded as president of the Disneyland Resort by Ed Grier in an announcement made July 25, 2006.[6]
After leaving The Walt Disney Company, Ouimet joined Starwood as president, Hotel Group in 2006. He oversaw global operations for more than 850 hotels in 95 countries.[3] In September 2008, he was replaced by Matthew Avril and departed the company.[7]
In December 2008, Ouimet became the president and chief operating officer of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. He announced on October 11, 2010, that he would be leaving Corinthian for personal reasons.[8]
Matt Ouimet was a director of Collective Brands, Inc., where he served on the audit and finance committee.[9]
On October 4, 2017, it was announced by Cedar Fair that Ouimet would be stepping down, having Richard A. Zimmerman succeed him. However, it was also announced that Ouimet would take the newly created role of Executive Chairman.[11]
Personal lifeedit
As of 2013, Ouimet lives in Avon Lake, Ohio. He is married and has two grown children.[3]
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April 11, 2024
matt, ouimet, executive, chairman, cedar, fair, entertainment, company, publicly, traded, company, that, owns, amusement, parks, united, states, canada, bornmatthew, anthony, ouimet1958, nationalityamericaneducationbaalma, materbinghamton, universityemployerce. Matt Ouimet is executive chairman of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company a publicly traded company that owns 12 amusement parks in the United States and Canada Matt OuimetBornMatthew Anthony Ouimet1958 age 65 66 NationalityAmericanEducationBAAlma materBinghamton UniversityEmployerCedar Fair Entertainment CompanyTitleExecutive Chairman Contents 1 Early life 2 Career highlights 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editBorn in 1958 in Cooperstown New York and raised in Unadilla NY his first job was working at a grave yard in Unadilla 1 He graduated from Unatego High School in 1976 2 and went off to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Binghamton University 3 Career highlights editHe started work in 1980 at Price Waterhouse and became a certified public accountant In 1989 he left for Disney 3 Ouimet spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company 3 including stints at Walt Disney Imagineering Disney s Wide World of Sports and Vacation Club president of Disney Cruise Line and president of the Disneyland Resort 4 Also at Disney Development Co he served as chief financial officer 3 He was senior vice president of finance and business development for Walt Disney World until August 1998 when he was transferred to Disney Cruise Line as its senior operating officer With the August 31 1999 resignation of Arthur Rodney as cruise line president Matt Ouimet was named as his replacement in July 5 In 2003 he was appointed president of Disneyland Resort There Ouimet prepared for its 50th anniversary and managed its restoration 4 He was succeeded as president of the Disneyland Resort by Ed Grier in an announcement made July 25 2006 6 After leaving The Walt Disney Company Ouimet joined Starwood as president Hotel Group in 2006 He oversaw global operations for more than 850 hotels in 95 countries 3 In September 2008 he was replaced by Matthew Avril and departed the company 7 In December 2008 Ouimet became the president and chief operating officer of Corinthian Colleges Inc He announced on October 11 2010 that he would be leaving Corinthian for personal reasons 8 Matt Ouimet was a director of Collective Brands Inc where he served on the audit and finance committee 9 In June 2011 Ouimet was named president of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company 3 He assumed the CEO position on January 3 2012 10 On October 4 2017 it was announced by Cedar Fair that Ouimet would be stepping down having Richard A Zimmerman succeed him However it was also announced that Ouimet would take the newly created role of Executive Chairman 11 Personal life editAs of 2013 Ouimet lives in Avon Lake Ohio He is married and has two grown children 3 References edit https ir cedarfair com corporate governance default aspx executive his bibliography on the Corporate Governance page talks about his job in Unadilla He was inducted in the Unatego Hall of Distinction and featured in their 2019 Alumni Newsletter found here https www unatego org Downloads newsletter 20may 202019 20FINAL pdf and also covered here https tritownnewscom files wordpress com 2017 02 2 2 17 ttn pdf a b c d e f g Pledger Marcia February 23 2013 Cedar Fair s new CEO Matt Ouimet believes inspiring guests and employees is good for the bottom line The Plain Dealer Retrieved February 24 2014 a b Gardetta Dave November 1 2005 Disnoidland Los Angeles Magazine Retrieved November 28 2017 New Disney Cruise Line President Cruise Industry News July 16 1999 Retrieved May 4 2016 Gittelsohn John July 23 2011 New Disneyland Resort chief named Orange County Register Orange County Register Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Starwood Hotels names Avril head of hotel unit Associated Press September 2 2008 dead link Lauerman John May 25 2015 Corinthian Says Ouimet Resigns No Plan to Fill Job Bloomberg Business Bloomberg Archived from the original on May 25 2015 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Matthew A Ouimet Elected to Collective Brands Inc Board of Directors Collective Brands June 30 2008 Archived from the original on December 22 2010 Matthew A Ouimet Executive Profile amp Biography www bloomberg com Press release Bloomberg Cedar Fair Announces Planned Leadership Succession www prnewswire com Press release Cedar Fair October 4 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Ouimet amp oldid 1216839553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
