---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-242212"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUN"
cik: "0001999001"
company_name: "Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW"
filed_at: "2026-05-27T21:30:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T21:34:04.514166+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Six Flags appoints Ash Walia as CFO effective June 17, 2026

## Summary
- Ash Walia appointed CFO, effective June 17, 2026; replaces interim CFO Dave Hoffman who returns to CAO role.
- Base salary $690,000/year; target annual incentive 100% of base; initial RSU grant $1.25M vesting over 3 years.
- Walia previously CFO of Hot Topic and 99 Cents Only Stores; held senior finance roles at Starbucks (11 years).
- Employment agreement: 3-year initial term, automatically renews; severance includes 2x salary+bonus on qualifying termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-242212
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUN
- cik: 0001999001
- company_name: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T21:30:32+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1999001/000119312526242212/0001193125-26-242212-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1999001/000119312526242212/d60181d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-242212
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-242212.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-242212.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 152e560f4e
  claim: Ash Walia was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 27, 2026, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Ash Walia as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 17, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1999001/000119312526242212/0001193125-26-242212-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.