AMC Theatres Govt Elizabeth Frank Named RealD CEO

AMC Theatres has promoted Nikkole Denson-Randolph to senior VP and U.S. leader content material officer. She’s changing the cinema chain’s long-time head of globally programming and leader content material officer Elizabeth Frank, who’s departing to function CEO of RealD, one of the crucial main suppliers of 3-D cinema generation.

In Denson-Randolph’s new position, she is going to oversee AMC’s home movie programming, content material acquisition, and film technique projects, at the side of AMC’s studio and inventive group relationships. Denson-Randolph can be founded in Los Angeles and can file at once to AMC’s chairman and CEO Adam Aron. She will even serve on AMC’s govt committee.

Denson-Randolph has spent 16 years at AMC Theatres, maximum lately spearheading the making plans and execution of the corporate’s a hit live performance motion pictures, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Excursion” and “Renaissance: A Movie through Beyoncé.” She additionally helped to release AMC Artisan Motion pictures, a program designed to curate artist-driven motion pictures.

“Nikkole Denson-Randolph’s imaginative and prescient, creativity, and unequalled experience within the movie trade have performed an important position in AMC’s good fortune over the last 16 years,” Aron mentioned in a observation. “Her skill to spot various content material, carry distinctive cinematic voices, and innovate attendance-driving techniques has situated AMC as a pace-setter in showcasing motion pictures that resonate with all audiences. She is very revered internally at AMC and all over the leisure trade. I’ve each self assurance that we received’t omit a beat because the baton is handed from Elizabeth Frank to Nikkole.”

Denson-Randolph up to now served as Starbucks Espresso’s director of commercial building for its leisure department in addition to president of Magic Johnson Leisure.

“I’m commemorated to take in this implausible alternative to steer AMC’s movie operations in america all through such a thrilling time for the trade. Films stay a common language, and AMC is at the vanguard of bringing outstanding tales to existence at the large display. I stay up for construction on our sturdy legacy and making sure that audiences in every single place have get entry to to an abnormal cinematic enjoy at AMC Theatres.”

As a part of the management transition, Juan Antonio Gomez, Odeon Cinema Crew’s leader partnership and content material officer, will lead all movie and content material programming the world over for AMC Leisure’s film theaters outdoor america. Primarily based in London, he’ll proceed to report back to Mark Means, AMC’s president of Europe and managing director of Odeon Cinemas Crew. Gomez will proceed to serve at the govt committee of Odeon.

“On the identical time, I’ve each self assurance that Juan Antonio Gomez will proceed to use his distinctive trade wisdom to programming our global monitors,” Aron mentioned. “As I’ve scoured the film theatre trade throughout Europe, it has turn into very transparent to me that nobody suits Juan Antonio’s skill to get the process finished smartly.”

Throughout her 15-year tenure, Frank helped in rising AMC from the second-largest theatrical exhibitor in america into the most important on the planet via acquisitions of Carmike Cinemas, London-based Odeon & UCI Cinemas and Nordic Cinema Crew.

“Elizabeth Frank has performed a an important position in AMC’s evolution, and he or she has delivered for us time and again,” Aron mentioned. “We thank her for her determination to AMC and are extremely joyful for her that she has been introduced a CEO position, particularly so as a result of RealD is crucial programming spouse for each AMC and Odeon. For instance of its relevance to AMC, RealD 3-D generated $145 million of AMC’s home field place of work in 2024. I’m hopeful that Elizabeth can spark expansion for RealD 3-D, which in flip has the chance of very much reaping rewards AMC and Odeon financially in consequence.”

Frank referred to as her time at AMC “deeply rewarding, each professionally and individually.”

“Via my position at AMC, I’ve skilled first-hand the possibility of 3-D to reinforce the moviegoing enjoy and building up a film’s field place of work efficiency,” she mentioned. “I’m excited to enroll in RealD now, as trade dynamics place 3-D for super expansion.”