Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced that Brian Nurse will serve as chief legal, compliance officer, and corporate secretary of the combined company following the completion of their previously announced merger.

Nurse, currently in the same position at Cedar Fair, will report to Richard Zimmerman, president and chief executive of the combined company.

Prior to joining Cedar Fair, Nurse was senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary for World Wrestling Entertainment, according to his company profile. He also served as vice president, associate general counsel, and secretary at Nestle Waters North America. Earlier, he was senior legal counsel for PepsiCo.