CEO Jan Bernhardsson named 2015 International Exhibitor Of The Year by CineEurope
CineEurope will present its 2015 International Exhibitor of the Year Award to Nordic Cinema Group CEO, Jan Bernhardsson. This honor will be presented during CineEurope which takes place June 22 to 25 in Barcelona, Spain.
CineEurope is an annual convention and trade show for cinema exhibitors. Each year at CineEurope, the International Exhibitor of the Year Award is given to a cinema exhibitor whose accomplishments, new developments, growth, and market leadership make them the standard-bearer for the industry.
“Jan Bernhardsson and his team have created one of the premiere exhibition circuits in Europe and have been avid supporters of CineEurope from its inception” stated Robert Sunshine, Co-Managing Director of CineEurope. “We are delighted that we have the opportunity to express our appreciation at the 2015 edition.”
“The establishment and rapid expansion of the Nordic Cinema Group has been one of the success stories of European cinema exhibition in recent years. Central to that success has undoubtedly been the leadership, business acumen and skill of Jan Bernhardsson,” stated Phil Clapp, Chief Executive of the Cinema Exhibitor’s Association. “I and UNIC[1] colleagues are delighted that CineEurope will this year recognize that fact and to celebrate Jan's achievements.”
“I am obviously very honored by this award. It provides further motivation for me and all my colleagues to continue our fun and exciting work to develop the cinema experience for our customers,” says Jan Bernhardsson, CEO of NCG.
[1] Union Internationale des Cinémas/International Union of Cinemas.
For further information:
Jan Bernhardsson, CEO NCG, +46 (0)70-525 40 20, jan.bernhardsson@ncg.se
Jonas Burvall, CCO NCG, +46 (0)766-27 97 55, jonas.burvall@ncg.se
Nordic Cinema Group (NCG) is the largest cinema operator in the Nordic and Baltic countries, operating
65 cinemas, with 436 screens and approx. 64 000 seats in almost 50 major and mid-sized cities. In addition NCG is co-owner of another 43 cinemas. NCG operates cinemas under four different brands in six markets – SF Bio in Sweden, SF Kino in Norway, Finnkino in Finland and Forum Cinemas in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.