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Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods Hires Todd Greenberg as Senior Vice President
March 16, 2011
Longtime Gaming Executive Brings Extensive Casino Operations Experience to Management Team
MASHANTUCKET, CT (March 9, 2011) ¬– Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprises today announced that Todd Greenberg has joined the organization as Senior Vice President.
In this role, Greenberg will recommend, develop, and administer the activities of the resort’s operations to fully take advantage of the property’s world-class casino operations and return to optimum profits. He will also assist in the formulation of overall strategies, objectives, policies, and plans, and be part of the Executive Committee that shapes the company’s marketing and operational strategies, revenue initiatives, and organizational culture.
“Todd Greenberg brings a great deal of operational experience to Foxwoods. Todd is a team player who will be instrumental in affecting the operational turnaround of Foxwoods and help us maintain our commitment to excellence,” said Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprises President Scott Butera.
Greenberg brings to Foxwoods 14 years of experience in the casino industry, with expertise directing business operations, driving organizational growth, and leading process improvement initiatives. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Strategy Officer at Tropicana Entertainment in Las Vegas, where he was closely involved in all aspects of business operations across nine properties with 8,700 slot machines, 345 table games, 5,870 hotel rooms, 5,700 employees, and $750 million in net revenues.
Prior to joining Tropicana, Greenberg was Vice President of Operations at Ameristar Casinos in Las Vegas. He also held executive positions at Wynn Resorts and Mirage Resorts, both in Las Vegas. Greenberg graduated with honors from Skidmore College and received a Masters of Business Administration with a dual concentration in Marketing and Finance from Cornell University.
“I’m honored to be working for a property as esteemed as Foxwoods,” said Greenberg. “I look forward to working with the Foxwoods team to create an environment of operational excellence that will provide great customer experiences.”
About Foxwoods and MGM Grand at Foxwoods
North America’s largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino® is located at the Mashantucket Pequot Indian reservation in the midst of the rolling hills of southeastern Connecticut, easily accessible from Boston, New York, Hartford, and Providence. Owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Foxwoods has something for everyone as the East Coast’s premier entertainment destination. Four award-winning hotels offer accommodations to suit every budget, along with luxury butler-serviced villas, extensive retail offerings, and more than 30 dining establishments featuring everything from world-class gourmet cuisine to casual fare. Six casinos offer non-stop gaming excitement with more than 6,500 slots and 360 table games; 97 poker tables in the only WPT World Poker Room™ on the East Coast; a High Stakes Bingo hall; and Ultimate Race Book. The renowned Norwich Spa at Foxwoods and the tranquil oasis of G-Spa provide the perfect escape to recharge the mind, body, and soul. Meetings and convention goers will find more than 115,000 square feet of meeting space, including the largest column-free ballroom in the northeast, MGM’s 50,000 square foot Premiere Ballroom. Two acoustically-perfected theaters offer weekly entertainment for all ages. The original state-of-the-art Fox Theater, seating 1,400, was opened in 1993 by the legendary Frank Sinatra. The majestic 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater hosts an impressive variety of weekly headline entertainment. Conveniently located adjacent to Foxwoods is Lake of Isles™, featuring two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Rees Jones and a state-of-the-art Golf Academy. Foxwoods supports responsible gaming, and plays a leadership role in the Connecticut Council of Problem Gambling, of which it was a founding entity. For more information, call 800-FOXWOODS or visit www.foxwoods.com.
About the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The Mashantucket Pequots are a native Algonquin people in southeastern Connecticut, having endured centuries of conflict, survival, and continuity on and around one of America’s oldest Indian reservations, established in 1666. As the first native people within the borders of the continental United States to suffer attempted genocidal massacre by Puritan Colonists in 1637, the Pequots and their repatriation is an unprecedented story of restoration exhibited in detail at the Tribe’s world-class Museum and Research Center (www.pequotmuseum.org). Today the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation owns the largest resort casino in the world, Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com), along with several other economic ventures including the Lake of Isles Golf Course (www.lakeofisles.com), a joint-venture partnership establishing the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, and Foxwoods Development Company dedicated to world-class resort development throughout the United States and Caribbean. All together, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation remains one of the State of Connecticut’s highest tax payers and largest employers. Likewise, the Tribe provides significant financial contributions to state and local nonprofit organizations that support neighboring communities.
