He served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Studios) Inc., from April 1999 to April 2005 and was a director from November 1997 to April 2005. [3] Yemenidjian also served as a director of MGM Resorts International, Inc. ("MGM") (formerly MGM Grand, Inc. and MGM Mirage Resorts, Inc.) from 1989 to ...

Dec 5, 2024 · Genting Berhad announced Thursday that longtime gaming industry executive Jim Murren will be chairman of a four-person board overseeing the 3,500-room resort that opened in June 2021. Gaming industry veteran Alex Dixon, a native of Las Vegas, was named CEO.

Jan 22, 2018 · MGM Springfield has announced its executive team that consists of its department heads for the $960 million casino project in Springfield.

Jun 14, 2017 · MGM Springfield President Michael Mathis on Tuesday announced the hiring of Alex Dixon as general manager and Courtney Wenleder as vice president of finance and chief financial officer. The appointments come as MGM prepares to open the $950 million casino complex in the city's South End in fall 2018.

Sep 7, 2024 · Alexander (Alex) Alvarado is Vice President of Casino Operations at MGM National Harbor. In his role, Alex leads all casino operations, including oversight of slots, table games, and poker for the resort, which is one of the highest-grossing commercial casinos outside of …

Sep 28, 2020 · Alex Alvarado, VP of Casino Operations, MGM National Harbor Photo Courtesy of MGM National Harbor. In the fifteen years since Alvarado first started at MGM, he has changed employers and relocated to other countries—and other continents—to further develop his career. Now, Alvarado finds himself back at MGM.

Alex most recently served as the Vice President of Casino Operations at MGM National Harbor, where they oversaw the strategic and operational aspects of the casino division, managing 1,400 employees and achieving $740 million in Gross Gaming Revenue in 2018.

As President & COO of MGM's Circus Circus, Alex provided strategic governance for the 11th largest hotel/resort in the U.S. at scale, and its successful sale for $825M. Earlier, as General Manager, he turned around, built, and scaled MGM's Springfield Casino to a $960M resort.