AMC Entertainment has promoted Nikkole Denson-Randolph, who spearheaded the corporate’s profitable distribution of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé live performance movies, to SVP and U.S. Chief Content material Officer.
The exec’s elevation comes as worldwide programming head and Chief Content material Officer Elizabeth Frank departs the corporate to turn out to be CEO of 3D tech agency RealD.
As a part of the exec shuffle, Juan Antonio Gomez, Chief Partnership and Content material Officer at AMC’s Odeon Cinemas Group, will lead all movie and content material programming outdoors the U.S.
Denson-Randolph will now oversee AMC’s U.S. movie programming, content material acquisition, and film technique initiatives, together with AMC’s studio and artistic neighborhood relationships. She will likely be primarily based in Los Angeles, reporting on to AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron, and she’s going to serve on AMC’s Government Committee.
Gomez, who is predicated in London, will proceed to report back to Mark Approach, President of AMC Europe & Managing Director of Odeon Cinemas Group. He may also proceed to serve on the Government Committee of Odeon.
Denson-Randolph has served in a wide range of roles throughout a 16-year run at AMC Theatres, most not too long ago as SVP of Content material Technique & Inclusive Programming. She spearheaded AMC Theatres Distribution’s live performance movies Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Movie by Beyoncé and in addition oversaw the launches of initiatives like AMC Artisan Movies and AMC Impartial. Previous to AMC, she held the posts of Director of Enterprise Growth for Starbucks Espresso Firm’s leisure group, and President of Magic Johnson Leisure.
Asserting the promotion, Aron mentioned Denson-Randolph’s “imaginative and prescient, creativity, and unmatched experience within the movie business have performed an important position in AMC’s success over the previous 16 years. Her skill to determine numerous content material, elevate distinctive cinematic voices, and innovate attendance-driving packages has positioned AMC as a frontrunner in showcasing movies that resonate with all audiences. She is extremely revered internally at AMC and all through the leisure business.”
He added his confidence that Gomez “will proceed to use his distinctive business data to programming our worldwide screens. As I’ve scoured the film theatre enterprise throughout Europe, it has turn out to be very clear to me that nobody matches Juan Antonio’s skill to get the job finished effectively. Odeon is lucky to have such a top-tier participant in his key management position.”
Frank spent 15 years at AMC, almost all of which have been as the top of the corporate’s movie programming and content material division. When she started her tenure, AMC was the No. 2 theater operator within the U.S. and he or she steered it to the highest place amongst worldwide exhibitors.
“We thank her for her dedication to AMC and are thrilled for her that she has been supplied a CEO position, particularly so as a result of RealD is a crucial programming companion for each AMC and Odeon,” Aron mentioned, noting that RealD auditoriums generated $145 million of AMC’s home field workplace in 2024.
