LAS VEGAS, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corey Sanders has been promoted to Chief
Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), the
Company announced today.
"Corey's exceptional operating experience and keen knowledge of
financial strategy and discipline will benefit the entire Company
in this expanded role," said Jim
Murren, Chairman and CEO. "Over a year ago, we
promoted Corey Sanders to Chief
Operating Officer of our Core Brand properties and Bill Hornbuckle to the new position of Chief
Marketing Officer for our Company. These first steps have
proven indispensable to our future success by uniting our great
resorts into the powerful marketing organization that our Company
is becoming," said Mr. Murren.
Mr. Sanders has been with the Company for more than 16 years,
and has held a variety of executive positions. In addition to
serving as Chief Financial Officer of both MGM Grand Las Vegas and
MGM Grand Resorts, he has also served as Executive Vice President –
Operations, where he developed both growth opportunities and
operating efficiencies for the Company.
For the past 14 months, Mr. Sanders has served as Chief
Operating Officer for the Company's Core Brand and Regional
Properties. Throughout this period, Corey has worked closely with
Bill Hornbuckle to design and deploy
new ideas to grow our business.
"Corey has proven his aptitude, effectiveness and creativity by
instilling a culture of cooperation that has strengthened our
marketing initiatives and improved the guest experience. Our
entire Company will benefit from Corey's increased scope and
responsibilities over all of our wholly owned resorts, including
our Luxury Brands: Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The
Mirage," said Mr. Murren.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is one of the world's
leading global hospitality companies, operating a peerless
portfolio of destination resort brands, including Bellagio, MGM
Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. The Company has
significant holdings in gaming, hospitality and entertainment, owns
and operates 15 properties located
in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has
50% investments in four other properties
in Nevada, Illinois and Macau. One of those
investments is CityCenter, an unprecedented urban resort
destination on the Las Vegas Strip featuring its centerpiece ARIA
Resort & Casino. Through its hospitality management
subsidiary, the Company holds a growing number of development and
management agreements for casino and non-casino resort projects
around the world. MGM Resorts International supports
responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming
Association's Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its gaming
properties. The Company has been honored with numerous awards and
recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity Initiative, its
community philanthropy programs and the Company's commitment to
sustainable development and operations. For more information
about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's Web site at
www.mgmresorts.com.
Statements in this release which are not historical facts are
“forward looking” statements and “safe harbor statements” within
the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and other related laws 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. We have based those forward-looking
statements on management’s current expectations and assumptions and
not on historical facts. In providing forward-looking
statements, the Company is not undertaking any duty or obligation
to update these statements publicly as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise except as required by law.
SOURCE MGM Resorts International
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