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United Parks & Resorts Executive Compensation (FY25)

PRKS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Marc Swanson
Median of the other named officers
$1,354,580
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Marc Swanson: $1,078,031 → $4,891,868

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is United Parks & Resorts' chief executive and what were they paid?
Marc Swanson, Chief Executive Officer, received $4,891,868 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,078,031 reported for fiscal 2024, Swanson's total was up.
What was United Parks & Resorts' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in United Parks & Resorts' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. and Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., among others.
What is United Parks & Resorts' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 427.2:1, against median employee compensation of $11,451.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Finazzo
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Michelle Adams
Chief Transformation Officer, Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Marc Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Elizabeth Gulacsy
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel Mayer
VP, Total Rewards, Former Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
G Taylor
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Dold
Chief Zoological Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
James Hughes
Former Chief Human Resources Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Byron Surrett
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Kyle Miller
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
James Forrester
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Finazzo
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Michelle Adams
Former Chief Transformation Officer, Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇——◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Finazzo
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Mikolaichik
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Marc Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Rady
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Byron Surrett
Chief Park Operations Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
James Forrester Jr.
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Kyle Miller
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Byron Surrett
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Christopher Finazzo
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Kyle Miller
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
James Forrester
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
James Mikolaichik
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Byron SurrettRSU◇——◇——◇
Byron SurrettRSU◇——◇——◇
Byron SurrettOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Byron SurrettOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Byron SurrettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher FinazzoRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher FinazzoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher FinazzoOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher FinazzoOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
James W. Forrester Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James W. Forrester Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
James W. Forrester Jr.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
James W. Forrester Jr.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kyle MillerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kyle MillerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kyle MillerRSU◇——◇——◇
Kyle MillerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Marc G. SwansonRSU◇——◇——◇
Marc G. SwansonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Marc G. SwansonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marc G. SwansonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Marc SwansonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Christopher FinazzoRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Kyle MillerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Byron SurrettRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
James ForresterRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
Option◇—◇11/11/2035
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇5/15/2034
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Byron Surrett
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Christopher Finazzo
Chief Commercial Officer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
James Forrester
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
James Mikolaichik
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Kyle Miller
Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Marc Swanson
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Hartnett
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Scott Ross
Board chair
—◇————◇
William Gray
—◇————◇
Yoshikazu Maruyama
◇◇————◇
Kimberly Schaefer
◇◇————◇
James Chambers
—◇————◇
Thomas Moloney
◇◇————◇
Nathaniel Lipman
◇◇————◇
Neha Jogani Narang
—◇————◇
Ronald Bension
—◇————◇
Aayushi Dalal
◇—————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. AMC
  • Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY
  • Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. HGV
  • Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. MSGS
  • Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation VAC
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd. NCLH
  • Six Flags Entertainment Corporation SIX
  • Texas Roadhouse, Inc. TXRH
  • The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE
  • Travel + Leisure Company TNL
  • Vail Resorts, Inc. MTN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 13, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 13, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 10, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 12, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

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Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-279790
  2. 0001193125-26-197833
    Director Compensation for Fiscal 202 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000950170-25-061190
  4. 0000950170-24-074282
  5. 0000950170-24-049774
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000950170-23-028313
  7. 0000950170-23-016206
  8. 0001564590-22-023231
  9. 0001564590-21-032780
  10. 0001564590-20-029183
  11. 0001564590-19-022462
  12. 0001564590-17-003001
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Peers United Parks & Resorts discloses

The companies named in PRKS's own disclosed peer group.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.Cinemark Holdings, Inc.Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.Marriott Vacations Worldwide CorporationNorwegian Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd.Six Flags Entertainment CorporationTexas Roadhouse, Inc.The Cheesecake Factory IncorporatedTravel + Leisure CompanyVail Resorts, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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