Stephen H. Marcus Named Chairman Emeritus of The Marcus Corporation

After more than 60 years of company leadership, including 31 years as chairman of The Marcus Corporation, the board of directors unanimously appointed Stephen H. Marcus as non-director chairman emeritus and special advisor to the company. The announcement was made by The Marcus Corporation on May 24.

For more than six decades, Mr. Marcus has been a driving force of The Marcus Corporation and in the communities it serves, especially its hometown of Milwaukee. Per the announcement, “Joining the company in 1962 after working in accounting and law, Steve Marcus oversaw a period of tremendous growth and change, including taking the company public and growing the organization to what is today the fourth largest movie theatre circuit in the nation, a highly respected hospitality and lodging company, and employer to more than 8,000 valued associates across 18 states.”
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Mr. Marcus has been an active member of the Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association. He served as the Chairman of the Board from 1972 - 1974. He was a key member of a committee that merged the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association and the Wisconsin Motel Association in April 1974. In appreciation of his long term dedication to the Association and the lodging industry he was named Honorary Board Director in 1996. In 2021 Mr. Marcus was inducted into the inaugural class of the Wisconsin Lodging Hall of Fame.

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