Corey I. Sanders

Last updated March 21, 2019

Corey Sanders has served as Chief Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International since June 2010. He oversees operations at the Company’s wholly owned properties, which in Nevada include Bellagio (resort), MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Luxor Las Vegas, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Circus Circus Reno, Gold Strike Jean and Railroad Pass Casino. He also oversees Beau Rivage (Mississippi) in Biloxi and Gold Strike Tunica, both in Mississippi, as well as MGM Grand Detroit. [1]

MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Detroit, Las Vegas, Mississippi, Maryland, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and The Mirage. The company most recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts. It has a majority interest in MGM China Holdings Limited, which owns the MGM Macau resort and casino, and is developing a gaming resort in Cotai. MGM Resorts owns 50 percent of CityCenter in Las Vegas, which features Aria Resort & Casino. It has a majority controlling interest in MGM Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust.

Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino. Inspired by the Lake Como town of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music.

The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms. It is also the third-largest hotel complex in the world by number of rooms and second-largest hotel resort complex in the United States behind the combined The Venetian and The Palazzo. When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world.

Career History

Mr. Sanders previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Company’s Core Brand and Regional Properties. In his two decades with the company, he also served as corporate Executive Vice President of Operations, developing both growth opportunities and operating efficiencies for the company. He has held the positions of corporate Executive Vice President and CFO of MGM Grand Resorts, and Executive Vice President and CFO of MGM Grand Las Vegas. [2]

He began his career as a tax specialist at Arthur Andersen and came to MGM Grand as tax director in the corporate office in 1994. Within three years, he became CFO of MGM Grand, and his role grew as the company expanded. [3]

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Community and Industry Involvement

He is a trustee of the UNLV Foundation [4] and a member of the Board of Directors of the Nevada Resort Association. [5]

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.

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References

↑ “Corey I. Sanders Executive Profile”, "Bloomberg Businessweek" May 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ Finnegan, Amanda. “MGM Fills No. 2 Spot, Announces Senior Management Changes”, "Las Vegas Sun" Las Vegas, Sept. 16, 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ “MGM Fills No. 2 post with longtime exec”, "Las Vegas Review Journal" Las Vegas, Sept. 10, 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
↑ “UNLV Board of Trustees”, "unlv.edu", June 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
↑ Valentine, Virginia. “NRA News - New Officers Elected” ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, "nevadaresorts.org", Jan 2, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

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[1] “Corey I. Sanders Executive Profile”, "Bloomberg Businessweek" May 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[2] Finnegan, Amanda. “MGM Fills No. 2 Spot, Announces Senior Management Changes”, "Las Vegas Sun" Las Vegas, Sept. 16, 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[3] “MGM Fills No. 2 post with longtime exec”, "Las Vegas Review Journal" Las Vegas, Sept. 10, 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[4] “UNLV Board of Trustees”, "unlv.edu", June 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[5] Valentine, Virginia. “NRA News - New Officers Elected” ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, "nevadaresorts.org", Jan 2, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.