AMC Entertainment to Elevate Dan Ellis to Senior Vice President, Development & International
January 07 2020 - 5:07PM
Business Wire
Mark McDonald, Executive Vice President,
Development & International, will retire at the end of February
2020 after a distinguished 41-year career at AMC Theatres
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC, "AMC" or the "Company") today
announced that Dan Ellis, head of Domestic Development at AMC, will
succeed Mark McDonald as the head of AMC’s Development &
International Department, following McDonald’s retirement at the
end of February 2020. The two executives spent the last two years
working closely together in Development, and the Company expects an
orderly and smooth transition.
Ellis has worked within AMC’s Development department since 2017
as the head of Domestic Development. Prior to AMC, Ellis spent five
years as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Carmike
Cinemas, which AMC acquired in 2017. Ellis will report to Adam
Aron, AMC CEO and President. Along with his current Development
assignment, also reporting to Ellis will be Mark Way, President of
AMC Europe and Managing Director of Odeon Cinemas Group, who leads
AMC’s operations in Europe, and Jason Cole, Vice President, M&A
and International Development, who leads AMC’s operations in the
Middle East.
McDonald, who began his remarkable 41-year career at AMC in
1978, has held a variety of titles at AMC, including General
Manager, Assistant Division Operations Manager, VP Finance, SVP
Asia, and EVP Development & International. Among a long list of
accomplishments and contributions to AMC’s success, perhaps his
most notable came in 2011, when McDonald led the industry’s
first-ever project to introduce all reclining seats to a previously
traditional auditorium in Lakewood, Washington. What became known
as the “The Miracle of Lakewood” paved the way for AMC to roll out
recliners in hundreds of theatres across its circuit and
revolutionized the entire theatre industry.
Adam Aron, AMC CEO and President, said, “I congratulate Dan
Ellis on his promotion and have every confidence in him
successfully taking on his expanded duties. In succeeding Mark
McDonald, he has big shoes to fill. Mark has made extraordinary
contributions during his brilliant career with AMC. At every step
along the way, Mark has been a superb executive. Upon his
retirement, we wish him the absolute best.”
About AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United
States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world
with approximately 1,000 theatres and 11,000 screens across the
globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by:
deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced
food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement
through its loyalty and subscription programs, web site and mobile
apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide
variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and
independent programming. AMC operates among the most productive
theatres in the United States' top markets, having the #1 or #2
market share positions in 21 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas
of the United States. AMC is also #1 or #2 in market share in 12 of
the 15 countries it serves in North America, Europe and the Middle
East. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com.
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