Peter C. Brown

Peter Christopher Brown (born August 7, 1958) is an American businessperson. A longtime executive of AMC Theatres, he currently serves as the CEO of Grassmere Partners, LLC, and as a Board member for CenturyLink.

Brown was born on August 7, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri. After attending Texas Christian University from 1976-1977, he earned his B.S. in Business Administration from The University of Kansas in 1979.

Brown began his business career with a regional commercial banking organization headquartered in Missouri. He then worked with a New York City-based private equity firm. In 1990, he left New York and relocated to Kansas City, where he began working with AMC Entertainment Inc (AMC)—one of the world's leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment companies. He became senior vice president and chief financial officer for the company in 1991. From January 1997 to July 1999, he served as the company's president. In July 1999, he was promoted to the Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President of AMC—a position he served for 10 years until his retirement in February 2009.

Since his retirement, Brown has served as the Chairman of Grassmere Partners, LLC, a private investment firm based in Kansas City.

In 1997, he founded EPR Properties, a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust, where he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.

In addition, Brown served as chairman of the board of trustees of Entertainment Properties Trust from 1997 to 2003.

Brown currently serves as the CEO of Grassmere Partners, LLC, and as a Board member for CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), a Fortune 500 provider of voice, broadband, and video services in 33 states. He also serves on the Rockhurst High School board of trustees, a position he also held from 1998 through 2001. He has been a member of the board of advisors for the University of Kansas School of Business; the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City; the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Board of Advisors; and the Kansas City Art Institute board of trustees.

He has also served on the boards of National CineMedia, Inc. and Midway Games.

Brown is the father of six children with his former wife, Kathleen. He resides in Kansas City, Missouri.

His philanthropic endeavors include both personal involvement and professional support of AMC programs. These include The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City; The Mid America and Southern California chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; DeLaSalle Education Center; Variety—The Children's Charity; Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation; The St. Lawrence Center at the University of Kansas.

• In 2003, Brown was honored to receive the 19th Annual Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award, bestowed upon executives whose involvement, care, and concern for the community is as important as their dedication to the entertainment industry.
• Also in 2003, he was presented with the Kansas City Business Journal's "Get on Board for Entrepreneurial Success" Outstanding Director Award.
• In 2006, Brown won the National ShoWester of the Year, an honor that is given to individuals who, throughout their career, demonstrated a dedication to the betterment of the exhibition industry and its causes, Given at the annual ShoWest in Las Vegas.
• In 2007, Brown was the recipient of the National MS Society’s highest honor, the Hope Award, which he was bestowed for his civic and philanthropic commitment.
• In 2008, he was honored at the University of Kansas' Distinguished Alumni award ceremony.