JULY 2017
38
INHOUSE
AS CINEPLEX Entertainment's chief legal
officer for the past 13 years, Anne Fitzgerald
played a key role in the movie exhibitor's
growth, first into the dominant cinema
chain in Canada, then into a fully nation-
wide exhibitor. Now she's helping Cineplex
diversify away from reliance on theatre box-
office and concession-stand revenues into a
variety of new but related businesses.
Fitzgerald runs an in-house legal team of
four lawyers and three law clerks. "We allo
-
cate to each person specific areas of respon-
sibility, but every few years we switch that
up to keep people engaged," she says. "I have
one person who is a commercial real estate
expert, another who is a litigator and a third
who is a marketing law expert."
P r o f e s s i o n a l P r o f i l e
Managing
growth
in the
spotlight
Anne Fitzgerald has
been at the forefront of
Cineplex Entertainment's
evolution and expansion.
BY SHELDON GORDON
