COMPANY

Operator of over 40 casinos worldwide, founded 1937. In 2006 Harrah's announced that it would accept a buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group of $16.7B, or $90/share plus assumption of the company's $10.7B in debt.

Official Website:
http://www.harrahs.com/

Industry:
Casino Gaming

Ticker:
(private) NYSE:HET

Corporate headquarters:
Las Vegas, NV

Sales:
$4.5B (2004)

Employees:
46,600 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William F. Harrah	Business	2-Sep-1911	30-Jun-1978	Founder of Harrah's Casino
Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr.	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Choice Hotels
Gary W. Loveman	Business	c. 1960		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment
Michael N. Regan	Business	c. 1948		CFO of St. Joe Company, 2006-07
Philip G. Satre	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, 1993-2003

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeffrey D. Benjamin	Business	c. 1961		Apollo Management
David Bonderman	Business	c. 1943		Billionaire, Texas Pacific Group
Anthony M. Civale	Business	c. 1975		Apollo Management
Jonathan J. Coslet	Business	c. 1965		Texas Pacific Group
Kelvin Davis	Business	c. 1965		Texas Pacific Group
Gary W. Loveman	Business	c. 1960		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment
Karl Peterson	Business	c. 1970		Texas Pacific Group, Hotwire.com
Eric Press	Business	c. 1965		Apollo Management
Marc J. Rowan	Business	c. 1961		Billionaire, Apollo Management

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara T. Alexander	Business	c. 1948		Former UBS manager
Frank Biondi	Business	9-Jan-1945		Former CEO, Viacom, Universal Studios
Stephen F. Bollenbach	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007
Gary G. Michael	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Albertson's, 1991-2001
Robert G. Miller	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Albertson's
Michael D. Rose	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Holiday Inn, 1981-90
Philip G. Satre	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, 1993-2003
Christopher J. Williams	Business	c. 1958		Williams Capital Group

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ann Curry	Journalist	19-Nov-1956		Dateline NBC Co-Host

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