LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) (the "Company") today announced it has
appointed Jan Swartz to the
Company's Board of Directors, which is now comprised of 12
members.
Ms. Swartz is Group President, Princess
Cruises and Carnival Australia at Carnival Corporation, the
world's largest leisure travel company and among the most
profitable and financially strong in the cruise and vacation
industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that include nine
of the world's leading cruise lines.
"Ms. Swartz's vast experience in sales and marketing and
international expansion will bring important insights to our
business priorities. Jan and Princess Cruises created the
international cruise category in Japan and created Carnival Japan, a
Tokyo based marketing unit.
More recently, Jan oversaw the launch of the Majestic Princess, a
cruise ship specifically developed for Chinese guests," said
Jim Murren, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of MGM Resorts. "Jan has also been instrumental
in developing Carnival's innovative digital tools and enhanced
guest experiences. We are very pleased to welcome Jan to the
MGM Resorts Board."
Ms. Swartz joined Princess Cruises in 2001 and was appointed to
Group President, Princess Cruises
and Carnival Australia in 2016. Prior to that, she had served as
President, Princess Cruises from
2013 to 2016 and Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and
Customer Service, Princess Cruises from 2008-2013. Before
joining Carnival, she served as Chief Executive Officer of MXG
Media from 1999 to 2000, an interactive entertainment company,
where she oversaw online, catalog, magazine and television
ventures, and from 1992 to 1999 she served in various roles at Bain
& Company, Inc.
Ms. Swartz earned her bachelor's degree in economics from
University of Virginia and her MBA in
General Management from Harvard University. Ms. Swartz also
serves as President of the Princess Cruises Community Foundation, a
non-profit public benefit corporation that provides financial and
in-kind support to charity and relief organizations.
ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global
entertainment company with national and international locations
featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates
immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio
encompasses 28 unique hotel offerings including some of the most
recognizable resort brands in the industry. Expanding throughout
the U.S. and around the world, the company opened MGM Cotai
in Macau in February 2018. It is also developing MGM
Springfield in Massachusetts and debuting the first
international Bellagio branded hotel in Shanghai. The 78,000
global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their
company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's
Most Admired Companies®. For more information visit us
at www.mgmresorts.com.
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has based
these statements on management's current expectations and
assumptions and not on historical facts. A number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated in such forward-looking statements, including effects of
economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which
the Company operates, competition with other destination travel
locations throughout the United
States and the world, the design, timing and costs of
expansion projects, and risks relating to international operations,
permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in
connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and
additional risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Form
10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to
those reports) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
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