(Chicago, IL) The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) elected Larry Etter, CCM, of Malco Theatres, Memphis, Tennessee, as association president at the 2005 NAC Annual Convention held in Washington, DC July 15-18. Etter was elected into office at the association's Annual Membership Luncheon. He takes over the NAC presidency from Chris Bigelow of The Bigelow Companies, who will now serve a two-year term as chairman of the board.

Larry Etter has been with Malco Theatres in Memphis, Tennessee for eight years and currently serves as vice president of theatre services for the circuit. He holds bachelor's degrees in education and biology from Memphis State University and has served on the NAC Board of Directors since 1994, holding the positions of regional vice president of the southeast region, president elect, and now president.

Prior to his employment at Malco, he served as vice president at Midland Food Services, a regional foodservice contractor in Memphis. He has also held positions with the Peabody and Hyatt Hotels. He was the recipient of the NAC Bert Nathan Memorial Award in 2002, which honors significant accomplishments in the theatre concessions industry and leadership and commitment to NAC. He has also earned the NAC Certified Concession Manager (CCM) designation. He has been active in promoting the association, bringing in new members and holding regional seminars for NAC.

Larry has served as president of the Tri-State Independent Theatre Owners Association and was the recipient of their Outstanding Leadership Award in 2001. He was instrumental in bringing the NAC Recreational Foodservice Management course to Auburn University in 1997 and frequently serves as guest lecturer. He has spoken at the Rocky Mountain Theatre Convention, ShoWest theatre convention, and the Gold Medal Products distributor meetings, among others. He was honored by Amusement Business magazine as Innovator of the Year, and by Restaurants & Institutions with the Silver Plate Award. He has also been involved in the United Way Campaign, Adopt-A School and as a volunteer art teacher at an elementary school in Memphis.

The National Association of Concessionaires was founded in 1944 to serve the recreational and leisure-time food and beverage concessions industry as a network and resource for operators, suppliers, manufacturers and distributors. Association services include publications, educational seminars and training programs, convention and trade shows and other programs for the concessions industry.