AMC Entertainment Says CEO Adam Aron Had Minor Stroke But “Remains In Full Command” Of The Company

Adam Aron, CEO of top movie theater circuit AMC Entertainment, suffered a minor stroke on Nov. 17 but expects to make a “speedy and full recovery,” the company said Thursday.

An official statement about the episode, saying that Aron “remains in full command at the helm of AMC.” The company said it decided to put out a “fulsome statement to proactively dispel any conjecture that might arise during any of his public or private appearances.”

The episode occurred during a London business trip, AMC said, with Aron immediately receiving treatment at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurological Sciences. He stayed overnight for two nights.

The statement said there are “no indications of loss of cognitive brain function,” with a slurring of speech the only significant result of the stroke, Aron started speech therapy and has seen a “remarkable recovery in the quality and tenor of his voice. He expects to make a speedy and full recovery,” according to the statement.

“I so much want to thank the immensely skilled and caring staff of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurological Sciences,” Aron said. “In thinking more broadly about what transpired of late, I am a poster child for listening to one’s own body, and immediately seeking emergency medical care at the very first signs of any potentially serious abnormality. I urge any and all not to delay should warning signs ever arise. For those alert enough to obtain such care quickly, the incredibly devoted men and women in emergency rooms the world over save lives every single day.”