MI DEVELOPMENTS APPOINTS FORMER BREEDERS' CUP CEO GREG AVIOLI AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ITS RACING & GAMING DIVISION
March 04 2011 - 12:37PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
AURORA, ON, March 4 /CNW/ -- AURORA, ON, March 4 /CNW/ - MI
Developments Inc. ("MID") (TSX: MIM.A, MIM.B; NYSE: MIM) - - MID's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Stronach announced
today that the former Breeders' Cup Limited President and CEO Greg
Avioli, who after a successful five-year stint as its head, has
signed an employment agreement as President and CEO of the racing
and gaming division of MID. In announcing the appointment, Stronach
called on the thoroughbred racing industry to work collaboratively,
saying that, "One of our main goals is to collaborate with other
racing industry stakeholders -- tracks, breeders, horsemen and
regulators -- to create and grow new business opportunities and
revenue streams." Stronach further said that MID is committed to
providing the best racing, gaming and entertainment experience to
its customers while working with its partners to enhance
thoroughbred racing and wagering. This commitment is reflected in
the appointment of Avioli, a proven seasoned sports industry
veteran with more than 10 years experience in the thoroughbred
industry. Avioli said, "I look forward to implementing Frank
Stronach's vision. I feel privileged to have the opportunity
to work with one of the great leaders of our industry, Frank
Stronach." Prior to joining the Breeders' Cup, Avioli, an
attorney, served as Deputy Commissioner of the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association where he led horse racing's federal
legislative and lobbying efforts, and was the primary architect of
the federal gaming laws authorizing internet wagering on horse
racing. Prior to his involvement in horse racing, he was the senior
vice president of business affairs for Altanta-based International
Sports and Entertainment Strategies, where he developed domestic
and international properties with the PGA Tour, United States
Tennis Association and the United States Olympic Committee. About
MID MID is a real estate operating company engaged primarily in the
acquisition, development, construction, leasing, management and
ownership of a predominantly industrial rental portfolio leased
primarily to Magna International Inc. and its automotive operating
units in North America and Europe. MID also acquires land that it
intends to develop for mixed-use and residential projects.
Additionally, MID owns Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields,
Gulfstream Park (including an interest in The Village at Gulfstream
Park, a joint venture with Forest City Enterprises, Inc.), an
interest in joint ventures in The Maryland Jockey Club with Penn
National Gaming, Inc., Portland Meadows, AmTote and XpressBet®, and
through some of these assets, is a supplier, via simulcasting, of
live horseracing content to the inter-track, off-track and account
wagering markets. For further information about MID, please visit
www.midevelopments.com or call 905-713-6322. MID's filings can be
viewed at www.sedar.com and www.sec.com. Copies of financial
data and other publicly filed documents are available through the
internet on Canadian Securities Administrators' Systems for
Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be
accessed at www.sedar.com and on the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval System (EDGAR) which can be accessed at www.sec.gov.
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that, to the extent they are not recitations of historical fact,
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements
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intentions, beliefs, estimates, costs, objectives, economic
performance or expectations, or the assumptions underlying any of
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"likely", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan",
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should not be read as guarantees of future events, performance or
results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether
or the times at or by which such future performance will be
achieved. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on information available at
the time and/or management's good faith assumptions and analyses
made in light of our perception of historical trends, current
conditions and expected future developments, as well as other
factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances, and are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond MID's control, that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such
differences include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in
the "Risk Factors" section in MID's Annual Information Form for
2009, filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and attached as Exhibit 1 to
MID's Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31,
2009, which investors are strongly advised to review. The "Risk
Factors" section also contains information about the material
factors or assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements
were made and unless otherwise required by applicable securities
laws, MID expressly disclaims any intention and undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
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Frank Stronach, MID's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, at
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