FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Terrell Falk
- Vice President, Marketing & Communications
PHONE: 972-665-1000
FAX: 972-665-1004
July 19, 2007
Josh Harris from Movies 8 in Sand Springs, OK Chosen as One of 10 Finalists in Cinemark Theatre’s National Speed of Service Contest
Plano, TX...Josh Harris will represent the city of Sand Springs, OK and the Southern Region in the Cinemark Speed of Service National Finals on July 14, 2007, at the Cinemark Carefree Circle Theatre in Colorado Springs, CO. The Speed of Service challenge is designed to reward outstanding employees from all Cinemark theatres across the country for speed and efficiency at the concession stand. Mr. Harris competed against fellow Cinemark team members at the local and regional level to advance to the National Finals.
The competition takes place Saturday July 14, from 6-9 P.M. Finalists will compete as a team during the three-hour shift to beat the total amount collected at the concession stand by last year’s Speed of Service finalist team. If successful, each team member wins $1,000.
During the competition, each individual will also be competing for more cash in three categories during a three-hour shift based on: 1) most dollars collected per shift, 2) most units sold, and 3) fastest transaction time (dollars per second) per shift. The total prize package for this portion of the competition is $1,000.
Mr. Harris has been employed at Cinemark since September of 2006 and recently graduated from high school. He enjoys sparring, video games, computer programming. Other finalists will be coming from Gahanna, OH; Pueblo, CO; Jacksonville, FL; Kenosha, WI; Jacinto City, TX; Sandy, UT; Mansfield, OH; Plano, TX and El Paso, TX.
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About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark is a leader in the motion picture exhibition industry. As of March 31, 2007, Cinemark operates 395 theatres and 4,479 screens in 37 states in the United States and internationally in 12 countries, mainly in Mexico, South and Central America.
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