LOS ANGELES — The entertainment industry's top advocate and lobbyist for moviegoing and cinema operators, who has served as the face of theatrical exhibition for years in both Hollywood and Washington, is exiting the stage.
John Fithian, president and chief executive of the National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade organization representing national movie theater chains and local mom-and-pops, is retiring May 1, the group said Monday.
The association, known informally and sometimes confusingly to outsiders as NATO, said it has begun the search for a successor.
