The Retirement Systems of Alabama agreed to provide a $16 million debtor-in-possession loan to the movie theater chain. : (Bloomberg Opinion)—To some, David Bronner may be the most powerful man in Alabama. He has managed the Retirement Systems of Alabama since 1973, when George Wallace was in his second stint as governor. As chief executive officer, Bronner is in charge of about $44 billion of assets used to pay the state’s retired judges, teachers and other public employees.