{"id":8963,"date":"2015-07-01T21:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T21:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/new-ceo-takes-the-helm-at-caesars-entertainment\/"},"modified":"2015-07-01T21:24:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T21:24:47","slug":"new-ceo-takes-the-helm-at-caesars-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/new-ceo-takes-the-helm-at-caesars-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"New CEO takes the helm at Caesars Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i58.tinypic.com\/2upd3j7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\tHoward Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/p>\n<p>\tFor the first time in 12 years, a new person is at the top of Caesars Entertainment Corp.<\/p>\n<p>\tMark Frissora took over as CEO of the casino giant Wednesday, replacing Gary Loveman, who remains as the company\u2019s chairman. Loveman will continue to oversee the bankruptcy restructuring of Caesars largest operating division.<\/p>\n<p>\tFrissora, a former top executive with automobile and equipment rental car company Hertz Global Holdings, joined Caesars in February as a member of the board to prepare for the transition.<\/p>\n<p>\tIn a statement, the company said Frissora visited most of Caesars domestic properties and worked closely with the current management.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cMark has quickly assumed leadership of the company and has spent his early months at Caesars working closely with the senior team and pursuing opportunities to increase productivity,\u201d Apollo Global Management founder Marc Rowan said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\tApollo and TPG Capital are the principal shareholders of Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\tFrissora, 59, spent seven years as chairman and CEO of Hertz. He led the consolidation of the rental-car industry through the acquisition of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.<\/p>\n<p>\tAccording to a securities filing, Frissora will earn $1.8 million a year in salary and can earn up to 150 percent of his base salary in bonus pay.<\/p>\n<p>\tFrissora is credited with expanding Hertz from a single-brand, airport rental car company to a global organization with four retail brands and more than 3,000 off-airport locations.<\/p>\n<p>\tPrior to joining Hertz in 2006, Frissora was Chairman and CEO of Tenneco, an auto parts maker.<\/p>\n<p>\tFrissora said in a statement he was focusing his attention \u201con identifying new opportunities to drive growth and efficiency, which will ultimately create shareholder value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tIn January, Caesars placed Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. into a planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. CEOC controls Caesars Palace, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah\u2019s Reno and more than a dozen regional properties.<\/p>\n<p>\tCaesars Entertainment has a gaming industry high $22.8 billion in long-term debt, of which $18.4 billion is attached to CEOC. Through bankruptcy, the company hopes to eliminate almost $10 billion of the division\u2019s debt and convert CEOC into a real state investment trust.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Finisher on July 3, 2015, 6:12 am<\/p>\n<div>I love how much the bosses make going threw chapter 11 .It is so hard to do .Lots of meeting and golf .<br \/>\n\tGood Rolling. \ud83d\ude42  \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> billythekid on July 8, 2015, 12:24 am<\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s about time Loveman was replaced. Took long enough.<\/p>\n<p>\tIf Santa is listening, having the corp broken up and sold off to independent operators is my Christmas wish.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal For the first time in 12 years, a new person is at the top of Caesars Entertainment Corp. 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