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AMC Entertainment
COMPANY
Cinema chain founded 1920, when vaudeville performer Ed Durwood (1886-1960) and his brothers purchased the Regent Theatre in downtown Kansas City, MO. With the addition of more locations, the business was renamed Durwood Theatres; then American Multi-Cinema Theatres, and finally AMC Entertainment. Merged with Loews Cineplex Entertainment in 2006. Sold to Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, for $2.6B in 2012. Owns and operates about 350 theaters, mostly in North America, with a total of 5,034 screens.
Official Website:
http://www.amctheatres.com/
Industry:
Media
Ticker:
AMEX:AEN (defunct)
Corporate headquarters:
Leawood, KS
Sales:
$2.5B (2007)
Employees:
23,000
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Peter C. Brown |
Business |
c. 1959 |
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CEO of AMC Entertainment |
| Stanley H. Durwood |
Business |
5-Aug-1920 |
15-Jul-1999 |
Father of the multi-screen movie theater |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Leon Black |
Business |
c. 1951 |
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Billionaire, Apollo Management |
| Peter C. Brown |
Business |
c. 1959 |
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CEO of AMC Entertainment |
| Marc J. Rowan |
Business |
c. 1961 |
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Billionaire, Apollo Management |
BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Stanley H. Durwood |
Business |
5-Aug-1920 |
15-Jul-1999 |
Father of the multi-screen movie theater |
| John P. Mascotte |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of The Continental Corporation, 1983-95 |
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