• December 4, 2007

The Cinema Advertising Council (CAC) has elected its former executive director Stu Ballatt, SVP/marketing and research at Screenvision, the new president and chairman. He replaces Cliff Marks, president of sales and marketing for National CineMedia.

New board member Dave Kupiec, EVP/sales and marketing at National CineMedia, was elected executive director, and will be joined on the executive committee by treasurer Bob Brouillette, SVP/business development, National CineMedia, and secretary Laura Adler, president, A & G Marketing Group, who remain in their previous roles.

Ballatt and Kupiec will also hold the positions of director, cinema advertising vendors, representing 5,000 screens or more. Bill McGlamery, president/COO, AccessIT, ACS, will be taking over as director, cinema advertising vendors representing less than 5,000 screens, a position formerly held by Robert Martin. Stewart Harnell, president and CEO, Cinema Concepts, will remain as director representing affiliate members.