Cinemark Holdings, Inc., a leading motion picture exhibitor, announced that Darcy Antonellis, CEO, Vubiquity, has been elected to the Board of Cinemark Holdings, Inc., effective July 7, 2015. Ms Antonellis was elected to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Mr Vahe Dombalagian and shall serve the remainder of Mr Dombalagian’s term as a member of the Class II directors.
“Darcy’s addition to our board is yet another step forward in our key strategy and commitment to technological and product innovation,” stated Lee Roy Mitchell, Chairman of the Board at Cinemark. “Darcy’s history with innovation and excellence in digital media, as well as her strong understanding of our industry with her background will bring valuable perspective to our Board of Directors.”
“Cinemark continues to be a leader in exhibition by incorporating new technologies to enhance the theatrical experience. I look forward to serving on its Board,” stated Darcy Antonellis.
Ms Antonellis, 53, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Vubiquity, Inc., the largest global provider of premium content services and technical solutions serving clients in 37 countries and reaching more than 100 million households. Prior to that, she held numerous positions at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,
(a Time Warner company) including President of Technical Operations and Chief Technology Officer. Under Ms Antonellis’ leadership, Warner Bros. advanced their technology strategy and vision to leverage growth opportunities in media and entertainment-related products and services innovation. A multi-national patents recipient, Ms Antonellis also served as CBS Inc.’s Vice President of Technical and Olympic Operations where she won Emmy awards in Technical Production for CBS’s coverage of the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics, and in 2012 as a member of the Warner Bros. Technical Operations team which received an Engineering Emmy in the area of large scale content digital distribution technology.