A new chapter for an ‘American icon’: How the leader of Chuck E. Cheese is looking to the future

David McKillips took over as the top boss at CEC Entertainment — named for its Chuck E. Cheese brand — after years of experience with some well-known names in general entertainment such as Six Flags and Mad Magazine. Yet he arrived January of 2020, weeks before the onslaught of the pandemic. It wouldn’t be a cushy job for the CEO at the Irving company. Within months, there was a bankruptcy and store closures as the industry struggled to get through the challenges. Yet after emerging from…