Les Ottolenghi to Join Las Vegas Sands as Senior VP and Chief Information Officer
Las Vegas, NV - June 17, 2013 - Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) announced today that Les Ottolenghi will join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He will be responsible for overseeing the company's technology innovation strategies and infrastructure delivery on a global basis. Les will start with the company on June 17 and will report to Company President and Chief Operating Officer, Michael A. Leven.
"Les is the ideal leader to join our organization given the opportunities ahead of us and we are pleased to welcome him to the team", said Mr. Leven. "Les is a recognized innovator across both established hospitality companies and start-up organizations. His successes in high-growth, high-volume technology dependent organizations will be extremely valuable as we look to innovate how we leverage technology and data to grow our business while delivering guest experiences that capture the spirit in each of our integrated resorts."
While creating and building technology organizations over the last fifteen years, Mr. Ottolenghi has earned a reputation for innovative and impactful technology products and solutions. Since 2004, Mr. Ottolenghi has successfully co-founded three technology companies after leading technology in CIO roles at Agentware from 1999 to 2003 and Carlson Wagonlit Travel from 1996 to 1998. His early experiences in innovating and deploying technology at Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Holiday Inn Worldwide were at the forefront of the hospitality industries growth via web-based reservations systems and tools.
Mr. Ottolenghi has received his MBA in Decision Information Analysis from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University and a BA from Duke University.
About Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is a Fortune 500 company and the leading global developer of destination properties (Integrated Resorts) that feature premium accommodations, world-class gaming and entertainment, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants, and many other amenities.
THE VENETIAN® and THE PALAZZO®, Five-Diamond luxury resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, and SANDS® Bethlehem in Eastern Pennsylvania are the company's properties in the United States. MARINA BAY SANDS® is the company's iconic Integrated Resort in Singapore's downtown Marina Bay district.
Through its majority-owned subsidiary Sands China Ltd., the company owns a portfolio of properties on Macao's COTAI STRIP®, including THE VENETIAN® Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Sands Cotai Central, a 13.7 million square foot 6,400-room Integrated Resort. The company also owns the SANDS® Macao on the Macao Peninsula.
Las Vegas Sands is committed to global sustainability through its SANDS ECO360 program and is an active community partner through its various charitable organizations.
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