KEY POINTS IN DEBORAH THOMAS' TIME AT ARDENT LEISURE:
2013 - The Former editor of Cleo and The Australian Women's Weekly is appointed to the theme park owner's board
March 2015 - Sudden resignation of longtime CEO Greg Shaw and appointment of Ms Thomas triggers a 19 per cent fall in the company's share price
August 2016 - Ardent Leisure sells Goodlife Health Clubs and exercise equipment business Hypoxi for $260 million
Oct 25, 2016 - Four people die on The Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld
Oct 27, 2016 - Ms Thomas donates her $167,500 annual cash bonus to the Red Cross after backlash over the granting of a long-term bonus worth $843,000, and criticism she had not done enough to contact victims' families
Dec 10, 2016 - Dreamworld reopens to the public, $157,000 from ticket sales is donated to the victims' families
Dec 2016 - Ardent Leisure sells its marinas business for $126 million
Feb 2017 - The company slashes the value of Dreamworld by $90 million, sending it to a $49 million half year loss
March 2017 - Ardent Leisure announces Ms Thomas will step down as CEO to become the group's chief customer officer and chief operating officer in Australia from July
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