Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 8, 2002
VICTOR G. ABBEY is Chairman of the Board and President of Busch
Entertainment Corporation, the parent company of Busch Gardens
Tampa, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San
Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Discovery Cove, Sesame Place,
Adventure Island, and Water Country. Busch Entertainment
Corporation is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Mr.
Abbey has spent his entire career in the tourism industry. Prior
to becoming Chairman of Busch Entertainment Corporation, he was
the Executive Vice President and General Manager of SeaWorld
Orlando. He was also Chairman of the Board of the Orange County,
Florida, Convention and Visitors Bureau during 1999-2000. Mr.
Abbey joined Anheuser-Busch in 1978 immediately following his
graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.
He later completed his MBA at Northwestern's Kellogg School where
he studied finance and marketing. Profile
Mr. Abbey: Anheuser-Busch has been in the theme park business
since the 1950s when the company opened a bird and botanical
garden on
