Penn National Gaming Names Marla Kaplowitz to Board of Directors
November 24 2020 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Kaplowitz Brings 30 Years of Experience in
Business Management, Strategic Planning and Marketing and
Communications
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) (“the Company” or
“Penn National”) announced today that the Company’s Board of
Directors has appointed Marla Kaplowitz to the Board, subject to
customary regulatory approvals. Ms. Kaplowitz’s appointment will
expand the size of the Board to eight members, six of whom satisfy
the standards for director independence under the current Listing
Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Ms. Kaplowitz is President and Chief Executive Officer of the
American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s), a trade
association serving more than 600 member agencies across 1,200
offices throughout the U.S., who are responsible for more than 85%
of total domestic advertising spend. Since joining 4A’s in 2017,
Ms. Kaplowitz has modernized the 100-year old association and
significantly reduced member attrition through a comprehensive
range of offerings that reinforce member value, including
diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
David Handler, Chairman of Penn National Gaming, commented,
“Marla is an innovator and a proven leader in marketing and digital
transformation, which will serve us well as Penn National continues
its evolution into the nation’s leading omnichannel provider of
retail and interactive gaming, sports betting and entertainment.
We’re delighted to have her unique talents on the Board.”
From 2011 to 2017, Ms. Kaplowitz served as Chief Executive
Officer of North America of MEC Global (now Wavemaker Global).
During her time there, she led MEC to become a major disruptor in
the area of talent management with its innovative approaches to
attracting, nurturing and retaining the industry’s top
executives.
Prior to joining MEC, Ms. Kaplowitz spent 12 years at MediaVest,
where she led Procter & Gamble communications planning for
North America and worked with brands including Avon, Denny's,
Heineken and Norelco. She began her career at DMB&B, where she
worked with clients such as Burger King, Merck and P&G and
later joined Ammirati Puris Lintas, where she managed the agency's
Labatt, Nickelodeon Networks and Unilever accounts.
Ms. Kaplowitz earned a BA in Sociology from the University of
California, Santa Barbara and is a Graduate of two WPP Executive
Programs - Maestro and the X-Factor-Global Executive Female
Coaching. Her high-level strategy expertise is highlighted with
Membership of the Boards of the 4A’s Foundation, The Ad Council,
and the Better Business Bureau National Programs where she serves
on two committees (Audit & Investment and the National
Advertising Review Board). She is a Director on Industry Boards and
Executive Committees for Ad-ID (for-profit), Digital Advertising
Alliance and Trustworthy Accountability Group – a global effort to
eradicate cyber fraud in the digital supply chain.
About Penn National Gaming
With the nation's largest and most diversified regional gaming
footprint, including 41 properties across 19 states, Penn National
continues to evolve into a highly innovative omni-channel provider
of retail and online gaming, live racing and sports betting
entertainment. The Company's properties feature approximately
50,000 gaming machines, 1,300 table games and 8,800 hotel rooms,
and operate under various well-known brands, including Hollywood,
Ameristar, and L'Auberge. Our wholly-owned interactive division,
Penn Interactive, operates retail sports betting across the
Company's portfolio, as well online social casino, bingo, and
iCasino products. In February 2020, Penn National entered into a
strategic partnership with Barstool Sports, whereby Barstool is
exclusively promoting the Company's land-based and online casinos
and sports betting products, including the Barstool Sportsbook
mobile app, to its national audience. The Company's omni-channel
approach is bolstered by the myChoice loyalty program, which
rewards and recognizes its over 20 million members for their
loyalty to both retail and online gaming and sports betting
products with the most dynamic set of offers, experiences, and
service levels in the industry.
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Gaming 610/373-2400
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