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LAS VEGAS, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE has announced the appointment of Tom Peck as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Peck will be responsible for the overall management and leadership of the company's Information Technology (IT) department, including technology, software development, operations and project management. He will report to Jim Murren, MGM MIRAGE President and Chief Financial Officer, and will be based in Las Vegas. "Tom's expertise and proven ability to drive peak performance will be of great value to our company as we continue to integrate the IT operations of the former Mandalay Resort Group with MGM MIRAGE," Murren said. Peck joins MGM MIRAGE from NBC Universal where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Global Entertainment Division. He also served as the company's Corporate Quality Leader focusing on driving digitization, organic growth and process optimization. Previously, Peck held IT management positions at General Electric (GE), NBC Universal's parent company. Prior to joining GE Corporate Headquarters, he served for nine years as a United States Marine Corps Officer in various financial and IT positions. Peck is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with extensive experience in the standardization of business practices into a centralized service model. Six Sigma is an overall enterprise improvement methodology that strives for near perfection in any process. Peck has a Bachelor's of Science degree in economics from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and a Master of Science degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. About MGM MIRAGE: MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM), one of the world's leading and most respected hotel and gaming companies, owns and operates 23 properties located in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has investments in three other properties in Nevada, New Jersey and Illinois. MGM MIRAGE has also announced plans to develop Project CityCenter, a multi-billion dollar mixed-use urban development project in the heart of Las Vegas, and has a 50 percent interest in MGM Grand Macau, a hotel-casino resort currently under construction in Macau S.A.R. MGM MIRAGE supports responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming Association's Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its properties. MGM MIRAGE also has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity Initiative and its community philanthropy programs. For more information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's website at http://www.mgmmirage.com/. DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE CONTACT: Reggie Burton, +1-702-650-7438, , or Laura Garcia, +1-702-650-7439, , both of MGM MIRAGE Web site: http://www.mgmmirage.com/

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