LAS VEGAS, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Resorts
today announced the appointment of Craig S.
Billings to the executive team as Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Billings is a highly respected veteran of both
the gaming and banking industries, and brings extensive experience
in business innovation to the company.
Mr. Billings has been a key executive in the gaming industry,
specializing in digital innovation, mergers and acquisitions and
capital structure management. He has held leadership
positions at Aristocrat Leisure Limited, including Chief Digital
Officer and Managing Director of Strategy and Business Development,
and at International Game Technology.
Mr. Billings was also an executive in the Investment Banking
Division of Goldman Sachs, where he served numerous clients in the
gaming industry, and he began his career in the audit practice of
Deloitte & Touche. He received a Bachelors degree from the
University of Nevada Las Vegas and a
Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business
School. Mr. Billings is a Certified Public Accountant and he
is a Director of NYX Gaming Group.
The appointment of Mr. Billings is effective March 1, 2017. He will replace Mr.
Stephen Cootey, who will be
departing the company to pursue other interests. Mr. Cootey held
various Wynn financial positions since 2014 and the company offers
him its sincere thanks for his service.
About Wynn Resorts:
Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN) is traded on the Nasdaq
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of
the S&P 500 Index. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las
Vegas (www.wynnlasvegas.com), Wynn Macau (www.wynnmacau.com) and
Wynn Palace, Cotai (www.wynnpalace.com).
Wynn and Encore Las Vegas feature two luxury hotel towers with a
total of 4,750 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas,
approximately 189,000 square feet of casino space, 24 dining
experiences featuring signature chefs and 11 bars, two
award-winning spas, an on-site 18-hole golf course, approximately
290,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately
99,000 square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms; three
nightclubs a beach club and recreation and leisure facilities. A
luxury retail Strip-front expansion, Wynn
Plaza, is currently under construction and is scheduled to
debut the first quarter of 2018.
Wynn Macau is a luxury hotel and casino resort located in the
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two luxury
hotel towers with a total of 1,008 spacious rooms and suites,
approximately 284,000 square feet of casino space, casual and fine
dining in eight restaurants, approximately 31,000 square feet of
meeting and convention space, approximately 57,000 square feet of
retail space, and recreation and leisure facilities including two
opulent spas, a salon and a rotunda show.
Wynn Palace is a new luxury integrated resort in Macau that opened August 22, 2016. Designed as a floral-themed
destination, it boasts 1,706 exquisite rooms, suites and villas,
approximately 420,000 square feet of casino space, 10 food and
beverage outlets, approximately 40,000 square feet of meeting and
convention space, approximately 105,000 square feet of designer
retail, SkyCabs that traverse an eight-acre Performance Lake, an
extensive collection of rare art, a lush spa, salon and recreation
and leisure facilities.
Wynn Resorts is currently constructing Wynn Boston Harbor located in Everett, Massachusetts.
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