Board of Trustees

Robert J. Druten, 60, is Chairman of our Board of Trustees. In August 2006, Mr. Druten retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a Corporate Officer of Hallmark Cards Incorporated. Mr. Druten serves on the Boards of Directors of Alliance GP, LLC, the managing general partner of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., a NASDAQ-listed company indirectly engaged in the production and marketing of coal to utilities and industrial users, Kansas City Southern, a NYSE-listed transportation company, and American Italian Pasta Company, a publicly traded manufacturing company. Mr. Druten also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee of Kansas City Southern and serves on the audit committees of Alliance GP, LLC and American Italian Pasta Company. Mr. Druten received a BS in Accounting from The University of Kansas and an MBA from Rockhurst University.

Trustee since 2003

James A. Olson, 65, is a member of Plaza Belmont Management Group, LLC, manager of the Plaza Belmont private equity funds, which acquire and operate companies in the food manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Plaza Belmont in 1999, Mr. Olson was a partner with Ernst & Young LLP. During his 32 years with Ernst & Young, including six years in Europe, Mr. Olson served as managing director of two of their offices and worked with a number of multinational and domestic clients in a variety of industries. In addition to providing his client companies with the traditional audit services of Ernst & Young, Mr. Olson advised them on their securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate tax strategies. He is a past president of the Missouri State Board of Accountancy and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Olson received his BS and MS degrees from St. Louis University. Mr. Olson serves on the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the audit committee of SAIA, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed transportation company, and he serves on the Board of Directors for the American Century Family of Mutual Funds.

Barrett Brady, 61, retired as Senior Vice President of Highwoods Properties, Inc., a REIT listed on the NYSE, in 2008. Mr. Brady served as President and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Nichols Company, a real estate company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, until its acquisition by Highwoods Properties, Inc. in 1998. Before joining J.C. Nichols Company in 1995, Mr. Brady was President and Chief Executive Officer of Dunn Industries, Inc., a major construction contractor. Mr. Brady received a BSBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The University of Missouri. Mr. Brady serves on the Boards of Directors of J.E. Dunn Construction Group, Inc. and North American Savings Bank, FSB. Mr. Brady also serves on the audit committee of J.E. Dunn Construction Group, Inc. and the audit and compensation committees of North American Savings Bank, FSB.

Jack A. Newman, Jr., 61, currently offers strategy and general business consulting services through “Jack Newman Advisory Services”. Prior to establishing this entity in 2008, Mr. Newman had retired after having served for over 12 years as Executive Vice President of Cerner Corporation, a publicly held NASDAQ listed company that offers information and knowledge management services to the health care industry. Before joining Cerner Mr. Newman had a 22 year career with KPMG, LLP, 14 of which he served as a partner of the Firm. While with KPMG he worked extensively with the health care industry, and served as KPMG’s Partner-in Charge of the National Health Care Strategy Practice. Mr. Newman has a B.A. degree from Benedictine College, an MPA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and he is a CPA. In addition to his role on the board of Entertainment Properties Trust, he also currently serves on the boards of directors of Enterprise Bank & Trust, Hallbrook Country Club (Treasurer), Benedictine College, and Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas (Chair).

Peter C. Brown, 51, is Chairman of Grassmere Partners, LLC, a private investment firm. Prior to founding Grassmere Partners, Mr. 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. Mr. Brown founded Entertainment Properties Trust and 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., Midway Games, Inc.; LabOne, Inc. and Protection One, Inc. He currently serves and has served on numerous community and civic boards. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the University of Kansas.

David M. Brain, 52, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a trustee since October 1999. He served as our Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 1999 and as our Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Brain acted as a consultant to AMC Entertainment, Inc. in the formation of the Company in 1997. From 1996 until that time he was a Senior Vice President in the investment banking and corporate finance department of George K. Baum & Company, an investment banking firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Before joining George K. Baum & Company, Mr. Brain was Managing Director of the Corporate Finance Group of KPMG LLP, a practice unit he organized and managed for over 12 years. He received a BA in Economics and an MBA from Tulane University, where he was awarded an academic fellowship.