Executive Management Team

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.

Thomas has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, development, and investor relations. He most recently served as CFO of Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hotel management company. Prior to Aimbridge, Song served as CFO for publicly traded Dine Brands Global, one of the world’s largest full-service restaurant companies, where he was responsible for the company’s overall strategic and financial management.​

Javier has over 25 years of experience in start-ups, marketing, business development, supply chain, and strategic planning in the industries of retail, entertainment, and financial services. He has worked in Latin America, the US, Asia, and Middle East. Over the past 20 years he has held various top positions with Cinépolis across Marketing, Strategy, Supply Chain, and Business Development.

Ben has worked, over the past 20 years, across most divisions of the company that is now Warner Bros. Discovery, including Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, HBO, and CNN. In that time, he led teams that designed, built and implemented high-impact programs across talent acquisition, organizational development, talent management, compensation, benefits, DEI, culture, and employee engagement.

John has most recently been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. During his time at Sally, he led Audit, Regulatory, Information Security and Corporate Strategy teams and drove the establishment of the Company’s SBH Inspires Foundation.