Mooky Greidinger

Moshe "Mooky" Joseph Greidinger (; born 12 December 1952 ) is an Israeli businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Cineworld, the world's second largest cinema chain. Together with his brother Israel, they owned 29% of the company. On 31 July 2023, it was announced that Mooky and his brother will leave Cineworld, after the company entered Chapter 11 process in September 2022. His family has had interests in the cinema business since the 1930s.

Early life, family and education Moshe Joseph Greidinger, known as "Mooky", was born in Haifa to Dahlia Greidinger née Katzenelbogen-Katz (1926–1979), a scientist who helped develop the country's chemical industry, and Kalman Kenneth "Kenny" Greidinger, whose father Moshe Greidinger and mother Rebecca Chissick Greidinger had emigrated from Romania and had business interests in food, shipping, and real estate. Mooky has a brother, Israel, who works alongside him.

Greidenger graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, Israel in 1970. He later studied economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

Career Greidenger's paternal grandfather Moshe Greidinger invested in his first cinema, Ein Dor, in Hadar, Haifa, in 1930. In 2017, Cineworld announced its agreement to acquire Regal Entertainment Group for $3.6 billion, giving it more than 9,500 screens in 10 countries.

In 2020, Cineworld was due to buy Canada's Cineplex Entertainment for US$2.1 billion, making it the world's largest cinema chain (ahead of AMC Theatres) with over 11,000 screens. In July Cineworld sued Cineplex for $1.1 billion in damages; Cineplex planned to counter-sue for around $12 million.

As of January 2020, Greidinger and his brother Israel Greidinger, who is deputy CEO of the company,

In July 2023, it was announced that Greidinger would be stepping down as chief executive of Cineworld.

Personal life Greidinger resides in Haifa, Israel. He has two sons and one daughter. His son, Idan, has a management position in the company.