Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has named a new top lawyer as the amusement park operator’s longtime general counsel steps off the roller-coaster ride of leading a legal department and heads into retirement. 

Laura Doerre will take over for Lance Balk on March 9, according to a SEC filing on Tuesday. Doerre, who currently serves as the chief lawyer for door and window maker JELD-WEN Inc., assumes control of Six Flags’ legal department as the Texas-based company grapples with a downturn in business.