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Holiday World Names New President
Dan Koch Named CEO, President
POSTED: 6:57 am EDT June 22, 2010
UPDATED: 7:06 am EDT June 22, 2010
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. -- The brother of the late president of Holiday World and Splashin' Safari will take over the family business.Dan Koch, 46, will serve as president and CEO of the popular amusement park in southern Indiana, the family announced early Tuesday.He succeeds his brother, Will Koch, 48, who died suddenly last week after drowning in his family's pool, likely from complications related to diabetes, a spokeswoman said.Dan Koch, a partner at a Florida law firm, said in a release that he plans to make regular trips to the park, and will continue the expansion plans he and his brother created together."Will and I have been business partners for decades and have spoken on the phone daily for more than 30 years," Dan Koch said. “I consider it an honor to step in as president."More than a million people visited the theme park in 2009.
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