Cinemark Founder Lee Roy Mitchell to Step Down From Board After 40 Years
ShowBiz Cinemas — which features bowling and movies under the same roof — before selling his interest in the company in December 2021. The younger Mitchell also served on multiple boards, including as former chairman for Variety the Children’s Charity of Texas, as an advisory board member for the National Association of Theatre Owners and Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, as well as a board member for Chuck Norris’ Kickstart Kids.“Tandy and I founded Cinemark nearly 40 years ago and could not be more proud of the company it is today,” the elder Mitchell said.