|
Mr. Lee has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 10, 2002. In this role, Mr. Lee has overseen the recruitment and hiring of a new senior management team and has successfully led the management team in expanding the Belterra resort and developing the company’s newest casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Mr. Lee is a Wall Street and gaming industry veteran with years of proven experience. He began his career in 1980 at Drexel Burnham Lambert where he held positions up to Managing Director. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Lee served as the Director of Equity Research for CS First Boston. From 1992 to 1999, Mr. Lee served as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Development for Mirage Resorts, where he oversaw the financing of such projects as the Bellagio resort and Treasure Island at The Mirage. In 1999, Mr. Lee took on the role of Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at HomeGrocer.Com, Inc. (internet grocery service), where he served until the sale of the company in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Lee was the owner of LVMR, LLC, (a gaming development company).
Mr. Lee earned his B.S. degree in Hotel Administration in 1977 and his MBA degree in 1980, both from Cornell University.
| 