Peter C. Brown
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Peter Christopher Brown in Kansas City, Missouri
is an accomplished businessman and former CEO of AMC Theatres
. He currently serves and the CEO of Grassmere Partners and as a Board member for CenturyLink
. Brown is Married to his wife Kate, and they have 6 kids. Until his retiring in 2009, Brown served as CEO at AMC Theaters for 10 years.
He served as president from January 1997 to July 1999. He began his career with AMC in 1990 and became senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1991. Brown founded Entertainment Properties Trust and he served as chairman of the board of trustees from 1997 to 2003. Mr. Brown currently serves as a director of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), a Fortune 500 provider of voice, broadband and video services in 33 states. Past additional public company boards include: National CineMedia, Inc. and Midway Games
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Brown has also served the community through many civic activities and board memberships. He currently serves on the Rockhurst High School
board of trustees, a position he also held 1998 through 2001. Brown has been a member of the board of advisors for the Uni- versity of Kansas School of Business; the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City; the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce board of directors; the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) board of advisors; and the Kansas City Art Institute board of trustees.
A native and resident of Kansas City, Missouri, Brown earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Kansas. He and his wife, Kate, have been married for more than 25 years and have six children.
Brown was also presented the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Get on Board for Entrepreneurial Success” Outstanding Director Award in 2003.
In 2006, Brown won the National ShoWester of the Year,an honor that is given to individuals who, throughout their career, demonstrated a dedication to the betterment of the exhibition industry and its causes, Given at the annual ShoWest in Las Vegas.
Brown’s philanthropic endeavors include both personal involve- ment and professional support of AMC programs. These include:
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City;
The Mid America and Southern California chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society;
DeLaSalle Education Center; Variety— The Children’s Charity;
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foun- dation;
The St. Lawrence Center at the University of Kansas.
In 2007, Brown was the recipient of the National MS Society’s highest honor, the Hope Award, of which he was bestowed for his civic and philanthropic commitment.
In 2008, Brown was honored at the university of Kansas' Distinguished Alumni award ceremony.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
is an accomplished businessman and former CEO of AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres , officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens, second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's four national cinema chains AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as...
. He currently serves and the CEO of Grassmere Partners and as a Board member for CenturyLink
CenturyLink
CenturyLink, Inc. is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company, founded as Central Telephone & Electronics Corporation in 1968, later changed its name to Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in 1971, and then was called CenturyTel, Inc. from 1999 to 2010...
. Brown is Married to his wife Kate, and they have 6 kids. Until his retiring in 2009, Brown served as CEO at AMC Theaters for 10 years.
Biography
Peter C. Brown, 52, is Chairman of Grassmere Partners, LLC, a private investment firm in Kansas City. Prior to joining AMC, Brown was associated with a New York City- based private equity firm. He began his business career with a re- gional commercial banking organization headquartered in Missouri. After leaving New York and Moving to Kansas City, Brown served as chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC), one of the world's leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment companies, from July 1999 until his retirement in February 2009.He served as president from January 1997 to July 1999. He began his career with AMC in 1990 and became senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1991. Brown founded Entertainment Properties Trust and he served as chairman of the board of trustees from 1997 to 2003. Mr. Brown currently serves as a director of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), a Fortune 500 provider of voice, broadband and video services in 33 states. Past additional public company boards include: National CineMedia, Inc. and Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
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Brown has also served the community through many civic activities and board memberships. He currently serves on the Rockhurst High School
Rockhurst High School
Rockhurst High School is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, preparatory school for boys located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on the Missouri-Kansas border along State Line Road....
board of trustees, a position he also held 1998 through 2001. Brown has been a member of the board of advisors for the Uni- versity of Kansas School of Business; the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City; the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce board of directors; the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) board of advisors; and the Kansas City Art Institute board of trustees.
A native and resident of Kansas City, Missouri, Brown earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Kansas. He and his wife, Kate, have been married for more than 25 years and have six children.
Awards
In 2003, Brown was honored to receive the 19th Annual Salah M. Hassanein Hu- manitarian Award, bestowed upon executives whose involvement, care and concern for community is as important as their dedication to the entertainment industry.Brown was also presented the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Get on Board for Entrepreneurial Success” Outstanding Director Award in 2003.
In 2006, Brown won the National ShoWester of the Year,an honor that is given to individuals who, throughout their career, demonstrated a dedication to the betterment of the exhibition industry and its causes, Given at the annual ShoWest in Las Vegas.
Brown’s philanthropic endeavors include both personal involve- ment and professional support of AMC programs. These include:
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City;
The Mid America and Southern California chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society;
DeLaSalle Education Center; Variety— The Children’s Charity;
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foun- dation;
The St. Lawrence Center at the University of Kansas.
In 2007, Brown was the recipient of the National MS Society’s highest honor, the Hope Award, of which he was bestowed for his civic and philanthropic commitment.
In 2008, Brown was honored at the university of Kansas' Distinguished Alumni award ceremony.