LAS VEGAS, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (the "Company" or "MGM Resorts") (NYSE:MGM) today
announced award-winning diversity, inclusion and sustainability
leader Jyoti Chopra as its Senior
Vice President, Chief Diversity and Sustainability Officer. Jyoti
will be based in Las Vegas and
will report directly to President and COO, Bill Hornbuckle. She will also serve as liaison
to the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the company's
Board of Directors.
"Jyoti joins MGM Resorts at an exciting time, as we embark on a
bold new vision for our social impact and sustainability strategy,
Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the
Planet," said Hornbuckle. "Jyoti's considerable
experience and expertise specifically in the development of
business-aligned diversity and inclusion strategies and gender
initiatives will be instrumental in guiding us as we commit to
Social Impact and Sustainability goals through 2025 and beyond that
align to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals."
In her new role, Chopra will helm MGM Resorts' Social Impact
& Sustainability efforts, working to expand data-driven methods
to measure progress in attaining key social impact and
environmental sustainability goals by 2025.
"I am honored and proud to join MGM Resorts to build our roadmap
for a sustainable future that improves the quality of life for
humanity and protects our planet. I look forward to collaborating
with our employees, guests, investors, partners and communities to
support economic development, provide environmental leadership and
advance inclusive people practices. Importantly, our work in these
arenas will be aligned with leading global reporting frameworks and
environmental, social and governance practices for maximum
measurable impact," said Chopra.
The Company recently announced Social Impact &
Sustainability goals in four focus areas — Fostering Diversity and
Inclusion; Investing in Community; Caring for One Another; and
Protecting the Planet — that align with 10 of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals in which MGM Resorts believes it has,
and can have, the greatest impact around the world. These
include the Company's efforts to end poverty and hunger through its
Feeding Forward Program to promoting gender equality and
stimulating economic growth in its operating communities.
Chopra will also oversee the MGM Resorts Community Engagement,
Diversity and Inclusion, and Environmental Sustainability teams and
departments, including oversight of the nonprofit MGM Resorts
Foundation and Community Grant Fund, corporate giving program, and
Employee Volunteer Program.
Chopra joins MGM Resorts with extensive global experience and
success in designing pathways for the recruitment, development and
retention of diverse workforces; building inclusive cultures; and
forming innovative public-private partnerships and philanthropic
alliances. She most recently served as Senior Vice President at
Pearson Plc., the world's leading education technology and UK FTSE
100 company, where she was a member of the senior leadership
team.
Prior to her role at Pearson, Chopra served as Chief Diversity
Officer and Managing Director of Global Citizenship and
Sustainability for Bank of New York Mellon from 2012-2018,
overseeing the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),
philanthropy and social investing areas, while also managing the
corporate art collection.
Chopra also served as global leader of communications and public
relations at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, spearheading
Deloitte's first global diversity report in 2011. From
1998-2009, Chopra held roles at Merrill Lynch & Co., including
Managing Director, Multicultural and Diversified Business
Development. Chopra began her career at the United Nations,
and from 1993-1997 she developed an award-winning global media and
advocacy campaign on behalf of women and children at the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Born and raised in London,
Chopra holds a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree with a major in
journalism from New York University and
completed the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania. She also
holds a Master of Business Administration with distinction from the
Saïd Business School, University of
Oxford. She is a member of the Diversity Advisory Board in
North America for Toyota.
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
30 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings including some of
the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. Expanding
throughout the U.S. and around the world, the company recently
acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in New York and MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM
Resorts opened MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in Macau, and the first Bellagio-branded hotel in
Shanghai. The 82,000 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.
MGM RESORTS CONTACT:
Samantha
Cummis
Executive Director Communications
(702) 692-6847
scummis@mgmresorts.com
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