CinemaStar Luxury Theaters names additional directors and officers; Wally Schlotter and Andrew Friedenberg named to board of directors.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1995--CinemaStar Luxury Theaters (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on SmallCap: LUXY), formerly Nickelodeon Theaters, Tuesday announced the election of two new members to its board of directors and the naming of two company executives as officers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John Ellison Jr., CinemaStar Luxury Theaters president and chief executive officer, Wally Schlotter and Andrew Friedenberg were added to the board, and Randal Siville and Katherine McKeever were named as officers, at a recent directors' meeting. Schlotter is currently senior vice president of the Greater San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Chamber of Commerce and the commissioner of the San Diego Film Commission. He previously worked at Columbia Pictures Television Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG). The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974. History Early years CPT was home to the popular daytime soap operas Days of our Lives and KPBS-TV, and has received several San Diego Emmy nominations for work as producer on documentaries and commercials. Schlotter has been instrumental in bringing many film and television productions to San Diego. A San Diego native, he is active in a number of local youth and charitable organizations. Friedenberg is the founder and a director of both the Cinema Society and the Visual Arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → Foundation in San Diego, and previously served as chairman of the La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and Cultural Arts Committee. Through the Cinema Society and the Visual Arts Foundation, he has helped bring exclusive previews of first-run movies and high-quality film- series programs to San Diego over the last 12 years. Friedenberg previously worked at Columbia Pictures and United Artists. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ``We are very pleased to have two such outstanding individuals join our board,'' said Ellison. ``Andy and Wally have played important roles in guiding and shaping the film and entertainment community in San Diego. As the only movie-theater chain based in San Diego, we look forward to their input in developing the strategy and expansion of CinemaStar.'' Siville is CinemaStar's vice president-finance and accounting. Previously, he was chief financial officer of Cash Lewis Co. in San Diego and served as controller for the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Siville has also worked as an auditor for several public- accounting firms. He holds an accounting degree from San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. and has both a master of business administration degree and a law degree from National University. McKeever is vice president of operations for CinemaStar. Prior to joining the company in January 1993, she directed marketing activities for SoCal Cinemas Inc. for five years. McKeever has also worked in advertising production and promotions for national consumer-product brands. She is a graduate of Nicholls State University Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls State is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. with a bachelor's degree in communications. ``Randy and Katherine have been essential to the company's success on a day-to-day basis,'' said Ellison. ``In the future, they will be spearheading our expansion, making sure that each new theater is as well-run and up to the standards of our current locations.'' CinemaStar Luxury Theaters operates a chain of multiscreen, first-run movie theaters in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . CinemaStar's complexes feature state-of-the-art projection and sound capabilities, including LucasFilm's THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George SOUND environment system and enhanced viewer comfort and amenities. CONTACT: CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, San Diego Jon Meloan, 619/630-2011 or McQUERTERGROUP, San Diego Don Markley, 619/450-0030 |
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