Cinergy Entertainment
Rich Schwarte has held various financial roles throughout their career. Starting in 1996, they worked as the Vice President of Accounting at Romacorp, Inc. until 2009. Rich then became the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Movie Tavern from 2009 to 2014. Following that, they served as a Senior Financial Professional for privately-held businesses including iT'Z Family Fun Center, PinStack, Alder Wood Partners LP, and Pivot Building Services. In 2014, they joined Pivot Building Services as the CFO, overseeing the company's janitorial, flooring, and facility services operations. From 2015 to 2019, they worked as the CFO at Coyote Theaters, where they played a key role in reinventing the drive-in theater concept. Rich then joined 8.0 Mgmt., Inc. as the CFO, responsible for managing and holding multiple restaurant units across six states. Currently, since March 2021, Rich Schwarte holds the position of President & CFO at Cinergy Entertainment, a Dallas-based cinema entertainment group with dine-in cinemas and bowling centers.
Rich Schwarte attended the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas from 2002 to 2005, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
Cinergy Entertainment
Dallas, Texas-based Cinergy Entertainment Group, Inc. is a visionary industry innovator and regional operator with four Texas cinema entertainment centers with 39 screens and 36 lanes of bowling. All Cinergy centers feature dine-in cinemas serving alcoholic beverages and a tempting array of restaurant quality food and beverages. In addition to upscale cinema amenities, Cinergy locations feature a unique selection of interactive games and a variety of other amenities, including bowling, billiards, full bars, laser tag, escape rooms, virtual reality hologate and Sky Walker ropes course. Cinergy is privately held by the Benson family, the founders of Movie Tavern, the largest nationwide chain of dine-in cinemas. For more information, visit Cinergy on the web at www.Cinergy.com. Cinergy majority owners are successful entrepreneurs, Jeff & Jamie Benson, both CPA’s with a Big Four accounting background with Deloitte. Jeff Benson, CEO, has long been a visionary and leader in the theatrical exhibition industry and is a pioneer of the cinema entertainment center (“CEC”) concept. The Bensons used their vast operational knowledge of traditional cinemas and movie grills when creating the Cinergy concept and have spent recent years honing their knowledge of the amusement business. The Bensons stand on their track record of success having now developed nineteen theatre complexes all of which are still in operation to this day, none having ever closed. Cinergy opened in 2009 and is poised to grow to new heights in the years to come.