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Foxwoods Resort Casino Names Anne Chen As Vice President, Player Development Asian Marketing
June 16, 2011
Executive Brings Extensive Experience in Casino and Asian Marketing to North America’s Largest Resort Casino
MASHANTUCKET, CT (June 16, 2011) ¬– Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprises today announced that Anne Chen has been named Vice President, Player Development Asian Marketing for Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Chen will report directly to Senior Vice President Todd Greenberg and will be responsible for the strategic direction and tactical execution of all marketing programs focused on the Asian customer segment, including budget formation and compliance; player development functions; and sales and marketing activities.
“We are very fortunate to have Anne as part of our marketing team,” said Foxwoods’ President and CEO Scott Butera. “Anne has great leadership skills and possesses a solid understanding of the Asian gaming community. I am very confident Anne will lead us in developing a world-class Asian gaming business.”
Chen comes to Foxwoods from Caesars Entertainment, where she served as Regional Vice President, Asian Business Development for Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe and Harrah’s Reno; Director of Marketing for Harrah’s Reno; and Director of Asian Marketing and Hotel Sales for Harrah’s Reno. She holds an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno and was a Chairman’s Award Finalist for Harrah’s Excellence in Leadership Award, as well as a Woman of Achievement Honoree from the Nevada Women’s Fund.
“It’s a great honor to join an industry leader like Foxwoods Resort Casino,” said Chen. “I’m confident that my extensive experience will help Foxwoods continue its pursuit of excellence.”
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 350 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 who 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 North America, 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, and has contributed more than $3 billion to the state of Connecticut in accordance with the Tribe’s gaming-revenue-sharing agreement, established in 1993. Likewise, the Tribe provides significant financial contributions to state and local nonprofit organizations that support neighboring communities.
