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US – MGM appoints Aaron Fischer as Strategy Officer

MGM Resorts has appointed Aaron Fischer as Chief Strategy Officer.

Mr. Fischer, who is presently based in Hong Kong and serving as senior vice president of corporate development for MGM Resorts, has been working closely on strategies for the global development of integrated resorts in Asia. He will relocate to the company’s corporate headquarters in Las Vegas.
As CSO, Mr. Fischer will be responsible for leading MGM Resorts’ enterprise-wide strategic planning process to include both a focus on operations and the global development of its iconic suite of Las Vegas-inspired hospitality and entertainment resort brands. As one of its primary architects, Fischer will play a leading role in communicating the company’s strategy to key partners and stakeholders, including helping to shape the investor relations strategy.

“De toevoeging van een Chief Strategy Officer zal ons vermogen vergroten om sterke financiële resultaten te behalen, gedisciplineerde groei te stimuleren en de verwezenlijking van onze voortdurende doelstellingen voor prestatieverbetering te versnellen”, aldus Corey Sanders, Chief Operating Officer van MGM Resorts. “Aaron is een uitstekende leider wiens multidisciplinaire ervaring een groot compliment is voor ons ervaren managementteam.”

Prior to joining MGM Resorts International in 2016, Mr. Fischer served as the head of consumer and gaming research at CLSA, a boutique brokerage and investment group based in Hong Kong. During his 17 years as an equity analyst, Mr. Fischer specialised in Macau, Japan, other emerging gaming markets and the global luxury goods industry. Fischer participated in most of the gaming related IPOs in Asia and was a highly ranked analyst according to various surveys, including a rating by the Wall Street Journal as the Number 1 Best Hong Kong Analyst in 2012.