Herschend Family Entertainment
Karim Kurji, MBA, has a diverse work experience spanning over 20 years. Karim most recently served as the Director of Finance at Herschend Family Entertainment since April 2016. Prior to that, they worked as the Chief of Fleet Management at the City of Jacksonville from January 2012 to November 2015. From 2009 to 2011, Karim was the Chief Financial Officer at the World Trade Association. Before that, they held the same position at Showturf of South Florida from March 2006 to December 2008.
Karim also has experience as a Tax Accountant at Arthur Palermo Jr., CPA, P.A, and in various roles at Saab Cars USA Inc./General Motors, including Area Sales & Service Manager and Assistant Controller/Treasurer. Karim began their career as a Professional Associate at Jefferson Wells and worked at Winn-Dixie in roles such as Assistant Controller, Senior Internal Auditor, and Accounting Management Trainee.
Throughout their career, Karim has demonstrated expertise in financial management, strategic planning, budgeting, and process improvement.
Karim Kurji holds a BSBA in Finance from the University of Florida and a second BSBA in Accounting from the University of South Florida. Karim furthered their education by pursuing an Executive MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.
Herschend Family Entertainment
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Herschend is the parent company for a family of entertainment brands with a collective vision and mission of bringing families closer together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. The company’s roots date back to 1950 when the Herschend family founded their first attraction, a small cave tour in Branson, Mo., which later expanded into the famed Silver Dollar City®. Today, Herschend is recognized as the largest family-owned themed attractions organization in the US., with 11,000+ employees across 26 properties that collectively entertain more than 14 million guests annually. The company’s more than 70 years of success is a credit to the deep-rooted culture of “Love in Action,” built on the Herschend family values of kindness and caring. Love can be found at every Herschend property, every day, from the way guests are treated to how the company cares for its employees. These values are reflected in the company's Leading With Love curriculum and Herschend GROW U., our free employee education assistance program. Operating companies within Herschend include Herschend Family Entertainment (Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City® Attractions, Adventure Aquarium®, Newport Aquarium®, Kentucky Kingdom®, and Wild Adventures®), Herschend Live (Harlem Globetrotters®), Herschend Entertainment Studios (Splash & Bubbles® and Chuggington®) and Herschend Adventure Holdings, LLC (Pink Adventure Tours®).