Dean Harrold named president and chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Hilton.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 1997--Hilton Gaming Corp. Thursday announced that Dean Harrold, 51, has been named president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the 3,174-room Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. . He replaces Gary Gregg, 46, who has been promoted to senior vice president of Hilton Gaming. Both men report to Arthur M. Goldberg, executive vice president, Hilton Hotels
Harrold joined Bally's in 1990, and most recently served as executive vice president of the 2,814-room resort, a position he has held since June 1995. In that capacity he was responsible for overseeing all daily operations at the property. His previous positions at Bally's included senior vice president of marketing, with oversight responsibility for all marketing aspects, including casino, slots, hotel and restaurants and entertainment. He also served as vice president of customer development. Harrold began his gaming career as a "21" dealer in 1968 at the Dunes Hotel & Country Club, where he spent more than 18 years serving in various positions. He also worked as a baccarat baccarat (bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. pit boss at Binion's Horseshoe Binion's Horseshoe also known as the Horseshoe Casino or simply the Horseshoe was a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on what is now the Fremont Street Experience. before moving to the Sahara Hotel as assistant casino marketing director with responsibilities for developing new casino business. Prior to joining Bally's, Harrold spent four years as an associate vice president in Caesars World Branch Marketing, where he was in charge of customer development for Caesars Palace and Caesars Tahoe. A native of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. , Harrold attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana and Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. , where he majored in business administration and marketing. In his new role, Gregg, a 27-year Hilton employee, will have responsibility for a number of special assignments, including the extension of the Bally's/MGM monorail monorail, railway system that uses cars that run on a single rail. Typically the rail is run overhead and the cars are either suspended from it or run above it. to the Las Vegas Hilton, supervising convention sales for the company's Western Region gaming properties, overseeing the development and marketing of "Star Trek: The Experience" and hotel operations at the Las Vegas Hilton. "Both Dean and Gary have demonstrated excellent management capabilities. They each have tremendous experience in all aspects of the gaming industry that will be invaluable to our continued success," said Goldberg. Hilton Hotels Corp. is the world leader in lodging hospitality and casino gaming. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises hotels, hotel-casinos, resorts and vacation ownership properties. CONTACT: Hilton Hotels Corp., Beverly Hills Kathy Shepard, 310/205-7676 |
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