MGM Resorts International's Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren will step do...
FILE PHOTO - MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO James Murren attends a news conference at MGM Cotai in Macau, China February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
- MGM Resorts International’s Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren will step down before completing his contract, the U.S. casino operator said on Wednesday. Murren will remain CEO and chairman until a successor is named. MGM’s board has formed a committee to search for a successor, the company said. The casino operator is also working with a nationally recognized search firm to identify candidates for the CEO role.Under Murren, MGM had said it would sell its Bellagio and Circus Circus resorts in Las Vegas in separate deals valued at about $5 billion, and had promised to use the proceeds from the deals to “build a fortress balance sheet” and return capital to shareholders.
Last year, MGM announced plans to cut costs and boost growth, proposing to increase annual adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by $300 million by the end of 2021.Reporting by Sanjana Shivdas and Abhishek Manikandan in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr
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