▁in ▁pr icing , ▁digital ▁market ing ▁and ▁guest ▁experience , ▁which ▁helped ▁boost ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁performance ▁and ▁public ▁image . ▁Res pected ▁industry ▁comment ator ▁John ▁S ull ivan ▁described ▁Don ovan ’ s ▁impact ▁saying : ▁“ the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁this ▁be le ag uer ed ▁icon ▁of ▁UK ▁cinema ▁were ▁seem ingly ▁transformed ▁over night ” ▁and ▁O de on ’ s ▁leadership ▁as ▁“ a ▁text book ▁case ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁business ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁br ink ”. ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁having ▁helped ▁turn ▁the ▁company ▁around , ▁he ▁facil itated ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁A MC ▁The at res ▁for ▁£ 9 2 1 m . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁A MC ▁The at res ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁largest ▁cinema ▁operator . ▁A MC ’ s ▁CE O ▁Adam ▁Ar on ▁was ▁quoted ▁saying ▁“ We ▁con gr at ulate ▁Paul ▁Don ovan ▁on ▁his ▁successful ▁leadership ▁of ▁O de on . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁tal ented ▁executive ▁who ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁difference ▁to ▁the ▁business ” ▁ ▁Non - Exec utive ▁roles ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁non - Exec utive ▁Director ▁at ▁Mill ic om ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁mobile ▁technology ▁company ▁Up stream ▁SA ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Director ▁at ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁D ons ▁F . C . ▁between