CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Selim Bassoul, the former Six Flags CEO who helped orchestrate the merger with Cedar Fair, is stepping down from his role as executive chairman of the company.

It marks the second departure in the past three months of a top executive from the struggling amusement park company.

In August, Richard Zimmerman, the president and CEO of Six Flags, announced his departure after a disappointing second-quarter earnings report, which showed steep attendance and revenue losses.

Zimmerman, who will step down at the end of the year, was president and CEO of Sandusky-based Cedar Fair, which merged with Six Flags last year.

The company is the parent of Ohio amusement parks Cedar Point and Kings Island, plus dozens of others.

The merger, it’s safe to say, has been a major disappoi

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