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Denise Ilitch
Denise Ilitch (born November 1955) is a Detroit-area businessperson, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Ilitch was rumored to be a Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2010, after having met with the White House in early January to discuss a potential run, though she later declined to run.
Background and business experience.
Denise Ilitch is a second-generation Macedonian American, the daughter of Mike Ilitch and Marian Ilitch. She earned her
to manage their various holdings. Ilitch Holdings formed Uptown Entertainment to own its Birmingham 8 and Palladium 12 theaters. 
Until 2004, Christopher and Denise Ilitch, children of Mike and Marian, were copresidents of Ilitch Holdings. At that time, Denise became estrangement with her brother and mother and resigned from the position. 
On July 1, 2015, Ilitch Holding's Uptown Entertainment sold Birmingham 8 movie theater to Birmingham Theatre, LLC, whose principal member is Bill Herting, president of Centurion Films. Chris Ilitch, then president