Executive Management

Gregory S. Marcus has been president of The Marcus Corporation since January 2008 and chief executive officer since January 2009. He joined the company in March 1992 as director of property management/corporate development. He was promoted to senior vice president-corporate development in 1999 and became an executive officer in July 2005. Director since 2005.

Thomas F. Kissinger has been senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of The Marcus Corporation since August 2013. He joined the company in August 1993 as secretary and director of legal affairs. He was promoted to general counsel and secretary in August 1995 and was promoted to vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2004. He also formerly served as interim president of Marcus Hotels & Resorts. Prior to August 1993, he was an associate with the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP for five years.

Chad M. Paris was promoted to chief financial officer and treasurer of The Marcus Corporation on May 15, 2022. He joined the company in October 2021 as corporate controller and treasurer. Prior to joining The Marcus Corporation, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Jason Group, Inc., formerly Jason Industries, Inc., a Milwaukee-based global manufacturing company, since August 2017. He held various other positions at Jason Group, Inc., including vice president finance – Finishing Americas, vice president of investor relations, financial planning and analysis, and director of external reporting. He began his career in finance in August 2005 as an audit senior manager at the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Mark A. Gramz was promoted to president of Marcus Theatres on October 1, 2022. He joined the company in 1971 as a part time associate while still in high school. He served in various roles with the company before being named general manager of a theatre in 1971. Gramz continued to serve in this role for other area theatres before being named district manager for the Milwaukee metro area in 1987. In 1991, he was promoted to vice president of operations for southern Wisconsin and become senior vice president of operations in 1997. In 2012, he was named executive vice president of Marcus Theatres.

Michael Evans became the President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts in January 2020. Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Evans was the Chief Executive Officer of Apex Capital Ventures LLC, a real estate company that he founded in 2017 to focus on the development and acquisition of hotels, resorts, and branded residences. Evans previously served as Chief Operating Officer for MGM Hospitality, a division of MGM Resorts International that was focused on developing and operating non-gaming hotels in key international gateway cities. Evans is a seasoned executive with global development experience in the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

Kim M. Lueck has served as chief information officer of The Marcus Corporation since September 2014. She joined Marcus Theatres in 1997 as IT project manager and was promoted to information technology manager in 1999. She moved to The Marcus Corporation’s corporate IT team in 2000 and rejoined Marcus Theatres in 2006. She was promoted to chief information technology officer for Marcus Theatres in 2008 and continues to also serve in that role.

Steven Martin has been chief human resources officer of The Marcus Corporation since March 2022. He joined the company in April 2000 as director of human resources for Baymont Inn & Suites, a limited-service lodging division formerly owned by the company. During his tenure, he has held various key leadership roles in human resources for both The Marcus Corporation and its hotel division, Marcus Hotels & Resorts. In January 2014, he was promoted to vice president of human resources for Marcus Hotels & Resorts and continues to serve in that role as well. Prior to joining The Marcus Corporation, he worked at Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in both field and corporate human resources roles.