SeaWorld CEO out after ‘Blackfish’ backlash

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(New York Post) Struggling SeaWorld is trying to stem the tide by changing CEOs.

The theme-park operator said Thursday that Jim Atchison will step down and named Chairman David D’Alessandro as interim leader while it searches for a permanent replacement.

Shares of SeaWorld, which is part-owned by private-equity giant Blackstone, have plunged 45 percent in the last 12 months as it battles sinking attendance and backlash from a negative documentary about its captive killer whales.

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