How much does the owner of SeaWorld make?

SeaWorld Entertainment's CEO is Marc Swanson, appointed in Apr 2020, has a tenure of 3.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.14M, comprised of 39.6% salary and 60.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company's shares, worth $6.68M.



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