Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Non-Executive Director
Business Experience:
Mr. Foss joined the Board as Chairman in July 2023. He has extensive global business experience in the food, beverage and service industries and has served as Chairman and CEO of two Fortune 200 companies -- Aramark and the Pepsi Bottling Group. Mr. Foss served as President and CEO of Aramark starting in May 2012 and as Chair of the Board starting in February 2015 until his retirement in August 2019. Mr. Foss was CEO of Pepsi Beverages Company, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., from 2010 until December 2011, and was the Chair and CEO of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., from 2008 until 2010, President and CEO from 2006 until 2008, and COO from 2005 until 2006.
Qualifications:
Mr. Foss is a highly successful leader with a proven track record of driving growth, creating sustainable shareholder value, building engaged and high-performance teams and creating a purpose-driven legacy for global at-scale companies. As CEO of both Aramark and The Pepsi Bottling Group, he was part of each company’s initial public offerings, giving him a deep knowledge of the capital markets and prudent risk management while creating significant stakeholder value. Mr. Foss has deep experience managing the operations of global, consumer-focused businesses with risk management, strategic planning, transactions, technology, and financial oversight.
Mr. Foss currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cigna, Primo Water Corporation and O-I Glass. Mr. Foss received a BS in Marketing from Ball State University.
Business Experience:
Mr. Acuna has served as CEO and Director of the Company since July 2023. Since joining Regal Cineworld, Mr. Acuna has been instrumental in guiding the Company through its emergence from bankruptcy, focusing first on the stabilization of the operation and its organization of over 27,000 employees. More recently, he has pivoted the Company toward driving growth. Mr. Acuna has spearheaded significant capital investment to improve the customer experience through enhanced amenities, projection, concessions, technology, and content.
Before joining Cineworld Group, he was the President for the Americas at Cinépolis, the world’s third-largest cinema operator. His tenure at Cinépolis began in 2005, during which he held various executive roles. Notably, as President of Cinépolis Brazil, he was honored with the International Exhibitor of the Year Award by ShowEast in 2014.
Qualifications:
Mr. Acuna is a well-respected cinema executive with significant industry experience, deep strategic insight and an exceptional track record and reputation. He currently serves on the boards of both the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and the Global Cinema Federation. Prior to his career in cinema exhibition, he held positions at McKinsey & Company in Mexico and Argentina, Goldman Sachs in New York, the Bank of Mexico, and Mexico’s Ministry of Social Development. He holds a BS from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) – Mexico, an MBA from Harvard Business School and a MPP from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he attended as a Fulbright Scholar.
Business Experience:
Mr. Joyce joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. From January 2023 to December 2024, he served as CEO and a Board member of RE/MAX Holdings, one of the world’s leading franchisors in the real estate industry. Prior to RE/MAX Holdings, Mr. Joyce served as CEO and a Director of Dine Brands Global from 2017 to 2022; was President and CEO of Choice Hotels International from 2008 to 2017; and was with Marriott International, Inc. for 25 years, rising to the level of EVP Global Development.
Qualifications:
Mr. Joyce is an accomplished corporate leader with over four decades of multi-brand, real estate development, and franchisee experience at one of the world’s largest full-service dining companies (Dine Brands) and at the world’s largest hotel company (Marriott). Under his leadership, Choice Hotels expanded from nine to 13 brands and grew internationally to more than 6,700 hotels in over 45 countries. He has extensive experience leading consumer-based, hospitality companies with multi-site operations. Since 2023 Mr. Joyce has served as Executive Chairman of Aimbridge Hospitality. Mr. Joyce serves on the Board of Directors of RE/MAX Holdings, Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. and CARE International. He also serves on the board of the Autism Learning Center and is a Fellow of the Culinary Institute of America. Mr. Joyce holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Virginia in Accounting/Finance.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Business Experience:
Ms. Sarnoff joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. Ms. Sarnoff is former Chair and CEO of the WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group. She became the first female Chair and CEO of a major studio when she joined Warner Bros. in 2019. Prior to joining Warner Bros., Ms. Sarnoff spent nine years at the BBC where she was President, BBC Studios Americas, led the creation of the streaming service BritBox, and oversaw BBC Worldwide's Global Production Network. Her previous positions include President of Dow Jones Ventures, COO of the Women’s National Basketball Association, COO of VH1 and Country Music Television, and EVP of Nickelodeon.
Qualifications:
Ms. Sarnoff is a well-respected entertainment industry executive with over 30 years' experience in senior leadership positions at some of the world’s most valuable and recognized media companies, including Warner Bros., the BBC, Viacom and Dow Jones. She has a proven track record of building consumer-driven businesses and creating innovative partnerships across the media industry. Ms. Sarnoff serves on the Boards of PayPal Holdings, Inc., the Motion Picture & Television Fund and Women's Tennis Association Ventures. She also serves as Vice Chair of the boards of The Shed and Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. She holds a BS from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Business Experience:
Mr. Ozan joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. Mr. Ozan retired from McDonald’s Corporation in 2023 after 26 years of service in a number of executive and finance/accounting positions, including Senior EVP – Strategic Initiatives, EVP – CFO and Corporate Controller. From 1997 to 2015, Mr. Ozan held various roles of increasing responsibility across the finance and investor relations teams at McDonald’s. Prior to McDonald’s, Kevin worked at Ernst & Young for over a decade in their Audit and Mergers & Acquisitions practices.
Qualifications:
Mr. Ozan has extensive executive-level public company experience in finance, strategy and investor relations. Currently Mr. Ozan serves on the board of McKesson Corporation and The Hershey Company. Mr. Ozan is a CPA and holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Michigan and an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Business Experience:
Ms. McGarvie joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. She has served in four C-suite roles: CEO of LIF Group, CFO of Société BIC, CFO of Hannaford Bros., and CAO of Sara Lee Corporation. In addition, Ms. McGarvie served for ten years as CEO and founder of Leadership for International Finance, a global consulting firm specializing in leadership seminars for corporate and academic groups.
Qualifications:
Ms. McGarvie has over 30 years of executive-level finance and management experience with global public and private companies. She is a highly successful leader with a proven track record of increasing shareholder value. Her financial expertise is complimented with leading technology effectiveness in corporate roles and teaching Financial Reporting and Controls at Harvard Business School on a full-time basis for several years.
She currently serves as a member of the Board of Sonoco and Apple Hospitality REIT, as well as the privately held Wawa, Inc. She previously served on the boards of LKQ Corp., Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group, Viacom, and Travelers. Ms. McGarvie is a CPA and earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Northwestern’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Business Experience:
Mr. Bartels joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. He is the Managing Member of Redan Advisors LLC, a firm that provides fiduciary advisory services, including board of director representation and strategic planning for domestic and international public and private business entities. Prior to founding Redan in 2018, Mr. Bartels served as a senior investment professional for investments in North America, Asia and Europe, and in a broad universe of industries, including serving as a Managing Principal at Monarch Alternative Capital LP, a private investment firm that focuses primarily on event-driven credit opportunities, from 2008 to 2018, and before that as a Research Analyst for high yield investments at Invesco Ltd., an investment management company, where he analyzed primary and secondary debt offerings of companies in various industries. Mr. Bartels began his career at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, where he was a CPA. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Qualifications:
Mr. Bartels has more than 20 years of experience as a senior investor in situations in North America, Asia and Europe. He has served as a director on numerous public and private boards including, most recently, Douglas Elliman Inc. and Millrose Properties, Inc. Mr. Bartels received a BS degree in Accounting and Finance from Bucknell University.
Business Experience:
Mr. Malfitano joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. He is a Partner at Cyrus Capital Partners, an investment management firm headquartered in New York and London serving institutional clients on a global basis.
Qualifications:
Mr. Malfitano brings to the Board deep insight from the perspective of a large institutional investor (Cyrus Capital). He is an expert in unlocking enterprise value through strategic capital transactions and investment analysis. In addition to his role at Cineworld, Mr. Malfitano is currently a Director at Hurtigruten Expedition and Agility Beyond Space (ABS). Mr. Malfitano received a BA degree in Mathematics and Economics from Yale University, where he was a Fields Scholar, a Richard U. Light Fellow, and a Fung Fellow.
Business Experience:
Mr. Macon joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2023. Mr. Macon is the Founder and CEO of BroadBridge Group, an advisory and investment platform focused on providing strategic guidance, governance, and capital partnerships to companies in the consumer, media, entertainment, and technology sectors. Prior to founding BroadBridge, Mr. Macon spent 14 years at Anchorage Capital Group, where he served as a member of the Investment Committee and a Portfolio Manager. At Anchorage, he led investments across a broad spectrum of industries, with a focus on TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications) and consumer sectors. He also spearheaded the firm’s growth investing initiatives. Mr. Macon deployed capital across multiple asset classes, liquidity mediums, and stages of business development. Prior to Anchorage, Mr. Macon worked as a private equity investor at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and began his career as a restructuring and turnaround advisor at Lazard.
Qualifications:
Mr. Macon brings nearly two decades of investment and governance experience across the TMT and consumer landscapes. His expertise spans growth-stage innovators to established industry leaders, with a proven track record of creating value through strategic transformation, operational execution, capital allocation, capital markets activity, and M&A/business development. Notably, during his time at Anchorage, Mr. Macon played a key role in the operational and financial transformation of MGM Studios, culminating in its acquisition by Amazon in 2022—a deal for which he was recognized by Variety as one of the "Top Negotiators Behind Mega Deals." Mr. Macon holds a BS in Commerce, with a concentration in Finance, from The University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce.