Bill Davis, the president of the Universal Orlando Resort for more than 15 years, is set to retire on January 1st, 2022.
He will be replaced by the current president and COO of Universal Studios Hollywood, Karen Irwin, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Karen has been the president and COO of Universal Studios Hollywood since November of 2016.
This announcement comes off the heels of the other big Universal theme park news of Mark Woodbury, who is currently president of Universal Creative and vice chairman, will become the chairman and chief executive officer for Universal Parks & Resorts following the retirement of Tom Williams.
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