AMC Theatres’ chief executive Gerry Lopez is stepping down after six years for a job at another company.
Executives for the Leawood, Kan. cinema chain, the nation’s second largest, did not specify where Lopez would be going, but told analysts during a conference call that Lopez’s new job will be at a bigger company outside the theater industry, according to people who were on the call. Lopez also is stepping down from AMC's board of directors.
AMC appointed Craig R. Ramsey, its chief financial officer, as interim president and CEO while the company looks for a permanent replacement after Lopez’s departure becomes official Aug.