Dee Clark and Keri Putnam will each serve as a
Class III director of the Company with a term expiring at the
Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and at that meeting
will stand for re-election thereafter
Lee Wittlinger of Silver Lake steps down from
AMC’s Board of Directors as of December 31, 2022
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AMC), the largest
theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the
Middle East and in the world, today announced that the Company’s
Board of Directors has elected Denise “Dee” Clark and Keri Putnam
to the AMC Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2023.
They will each serve as a Class III director of the Company with
a term expiring at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and at that meeting will stand for re-election
thereafter.
Separately, Lee Wittlinger, a Managing Director at leading
private investment firm Silver Lake, has served as an AMC Director
since 2018 and will resign from his Board role at year end as is
the general practice following Silver Lake’s exit from an
investment. Silver Lake sold its equity stake in AMC in January of
2021.
With the appointments of Ms. Clark and Ms. Putnam, along with
Mr. Wittlinger’s resignation, AMC has made significant progress in
reaching its diversity goals, given that three of AMC’s nine
Directors will be female, versus one of eight currently.
Keri Putnam
Keri Putnam is a CEO and founder, creative producer, strategic
advisor, and senior media executive who has supported, developed,
and produced bold original content from new and established talent
throughout her career. In 2022, Putnam launched Putnam Pictures to
produce film and television from creators with distinct and
adventurous vision. Prior to that, from 2010-2021, she served as
CEO of the Sundance Institute which ran the Sundance Film Festival,
and as a result is an expert on the world of independent film and
film distribution. Before her time at Sundance, Putnam served as
President of Production at Miramax Films, and during her four-year
tenure, Miramax films were recognized with 34 Academy Award
nominations and seven wins.
Dee Clark
Dee Clark is a global information technology executive who has
successfully led technical groups for a variety of consumer giants:
Estée Lauder, Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Music, MCI Systemhouse and
Apple Computer. Dee has been an independent director for United
Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) for the past 10 years. She has
previously served on the board of directors for Six Flags
Entertainment Corporation and Caesars Entertainment Corporation, as
well as the National AIDS Fund Board of Trustees, SAP Consumer
Products Advisory Council (10 years) and Women in Technology
Institute.
Regarding the announcements, AMC Chairman of the Board and CEO
Adam Aron commented: “I extend my deepest and most sincere thanks
to Lee Wittlinger for his many years of service to AMC as a member
of the Company’s Board of Directors. Throughout his tenure, both
before and during the pandemic, his contributions and counsel have
been ever so valuable to me and to AMC. In the more than thirty
years during which I have served on corporate Boards, I have never
come across a better Director than Lee Wittlinger. I further am
eager in my excitement in welcoming Dee Clark and Keri Putnam as
new Directors on AMC’s Board. Their experience and leadership will
be valuable assets to our Company, our guests, and our
shareholders. I greatly look forward to working with them, and to
the contributions they will make as members of our Board.”
The full AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors
will now include:
Adam M. Aron – Chairman of the Board and CEO; former CEO of each
of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., the NBA’s
Philadelphia 76ers, Vail Resorts and Norwegian Cruise Line, as well
as having been the chief marketing officer of both United Airlines
and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Denise “Dee” Clark – Global information technology executive who
has led technical groups for a variety of consumer giants including
Estée Lauder, Hasbro, Mattel, Warner Music, MCI Systemhouse and
Apple Computer
Howard W. 'Hawk' Koch, Jr. – Movie producer, principal at The
Koch Company, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America
Philip Lader - Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley Institutional
Securities; formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of
St. James’s, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business
Administration, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the
President and Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Management
& Budget. Also former Chairman of WPP plc
Gary F. Locke – Trade consultant and owner of Locke Global
Strategies; formerly served as Governor of Washington, U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, and the U.S. Ambassador to the People’s
Republic of China
Kathleen M. Pawlus – Retired partner of Ernst and Young, LLP
having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer of its Global Assurance practice
Keri Putnam – Producer, consultant, and executive with decades
of experience in leadership roles in commercial film &
television, and nonprofit arts. Formerly CEO of Sundance Institute
and President of Production at Miramax films
Anthony J. Saich – Director of the Ash Center for Democratic
Governance and Innovation as well as Daewoo Professor of
International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of
Government
Adam J. Sussman – President of Epic Games; formerly Chief
Digital Officer of Nike, Inc.
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 950 theatres and 10,500 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. For more information, visit
www.amctheatres.com.
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