MGM MIRAGE Announces Top Executive Promotions at Las Vegas Resorts
01 Outubro 2007 - 5:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Bill McBeath Named President and COO of CityCenter Hotel and Casino
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM)
today announced several major personnel changes and promotions at
the company's resorts. These executive moves are being made in
preparation for the November 2009 opening of CityCenter, the
company's $7.4 billion mixed-use development on the Las Vegas
Strip. "Today our company announced the promotion of eight key
individuals whose contributions and leadership skills will be key
to our company's continued success," said Terry Lanni, Chairman and
CEO of MGM MIRAGE. "We are very fortunate to have such highly
qualified people in our company, each of whom possesses the vast
experience required to lead our dynamic resorts, as well as our
industry. These professionals enjoy our confidence as they assume
their new positions and begin to address the new opportunities of
the future." Bill McBeath has been named President and Chief
Operating Officer of the new 4,000-room resort and casino at
CityCenter, scheduled to open in November 2009. McBeath will also
oversee the Vdara Condo Hotel at CityCenter. McBeath has served as
President of Bellagio since February 2005. He graduated from the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Hotel Administration before joining the company in 1987. In
1998, he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of
Treasure Island and was named President and Chief Operating Officer
of The Mirage in 2000. Randy Morton has been named President and
Chief Operating Officer of Bellagio. Mr. Morton joined MGM MIRAGE
in 2000 as Vice President of Hotel Operations for Bellagio, where
he led the property to receive the prestigious AAA Five Diamond
Award from 2002 to 2005. Under his direction, Bellagio became the
first Las Vegas casino-hotel and the largest hotel ever to receive
this award. Most recently, as President of Monte Carlo Resort,
Morton successfully managed several high profile enhancements to
the property, including the new Diablo's Cantina. Morton is a
graduate of George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. Anton
Nikodemus has been promoted to President and Chief operating
Officer of Monte Carlo Resort & Casino. Nikodemus served as
Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations for Bellagio where he had
executive oversight of the Hotel Division, Food & Beverage
Division, Entertainment and Engineering. He joined MGM MIRAGE in
2005 as Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations for MGM Grand,
playing an instrumental role in establishing the property as a AAA
Four Diamond resort in 2007, achieving this status for the first
time in its 13-year history. Nikodemus is a graduate of Arizona
State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Management and Marketing. In their new positions, McBeath, Morton
and Nikodemus will all report to Bobby Baldwin, Chief Design and
Construction Officer for MGM MIRAGE and President and CEO of
CityCenter. Jon Corchis has been named Sr. Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the resort and casino at CityCenter. Corchis
most recently served in the same position at Bellagio. He has been
with the company since 1993, holding positions at The Mirage, Beau
Rivage and Bellagio. Corchis holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance
from the University of Detroit and an MBA from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas. Corchis will report to Bill McBeath. Mike Longi
has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at
Bellagio. Longi began his career with MGM MIRAGE in 1989 and has
worked in positions at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas; Treasure
Island and The Mirage, where he served most recently as Vice
President and CFO. He is a CPA and holds Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas. Longi will report to Randy Morton. Bill Boasberg has been
named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The Mirage.
Boasberg joined MGM MIRAGE in 2005 after extensive experience in
the financial world, serving most recently as Vice President and
CFO at New York-New York. He is a licensed CPA and holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and
an MBA in Finance from the University of New Orleans. Boasberg will
report to Scott Sibella, President and COO at The Mirage. Courtney
Wenlender has been promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer at New York-New York Hotel & Casino. Wenlender joined
the company in 2002 and has previously served as Financial
Controller at Bellagio and, most recently, as Vice President and
CFO at Beau Rivage. She is a licensed CPA in Nevada and holds her
Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Virginia
Commonwealth University, and a Masters in Accountancy from the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Wenlender will report to Lorenzo
Creighton, President and COO of New York-New York. Jorge Perez has
been promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Beau
Rivage Resort in Biloxi, MS. Perez joined the company in 1995 and
has served in several financial positions, including Hotel
Controller at Bellagio and, most recently, Executive Director of
Financial Projects for Mirage Resorts Division. He holds a
Bachelors degree in Managerial Studies from Rice University in
Houston and an Executive MBA from the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas. Perez will report to George Corchis, President of Beau
Rivage. These promotions announced today are effective immediately.
MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM), one of the world's leading and most
respected hotel and gaming companies, owns and operates 17
properties located in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has
investments in three other properties in Nevada, New Jersey and
Illinois. In addition, the Company has major new developments under
construction in Nevada, Michigan and Macau S.A.R. CityCenter is a
multi-billion dollar mixed-use urban development in the heart of
the Las Vegas Strip; a new MGM Grand hotel and casino complex is
being built in downtown Detroit; and the Company has a 50% 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/.
Statements in this release which are not historical facts are
"forward looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" Under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks
and/or uncertainties, including risks and/or uncertainties as
described in the company's public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE CONTACT: Investment
Community, Dan D'Darrigo, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, +1-702-693-8877, or Media, Alan M. Feldman,
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, +1-702-891-7147, Web site:
http://www.mgmmirage.com/
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