I-MGM Resorts International namuhla umemezele ukuthi uJonathan Halkyard uzoba yiChief Financial Officer yenhlangano yezemidlalo emhlabeni jikelele, yokungenisa izihambi kanye neyokuzijabulisa.
UHalkyard yisikhulu esiphezulu sezinkampani esichithe iminyaka eyi-13 kwezindima zobuholi eKesars Entertainment futhi muva nje ubenguMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu we-Extended Stay America, Inc. kanye ne-ESH Hospitality, isabelo sayo esenziwe ngababili i-REIT. Uzobikela uBill Hornbuckle, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO, bese engenela uCorey Sanders, osanda kuqokwa njengoMphathi Oyinhloko Wenkampani.
"UJonathan uletha ukuxubana okulungile kokuqondiswa kwezezimali, ulwazi lwabatshali zimali, ulwazi lomsebenzi kanye nobuholi obudlondlobele bezinkampani eMGM Resorts ngesikhathi esibalulekile ekuziphendukeleni kwethu," kusho uHornbuckle. "Uthando lwakhe lokungenisa izihambi, ulwazi olunzulu kwezokudlala, ukuphatha kwangaphambilini ama-balance sheet kanye nokwethenjwa kwabatshalizimali kumenza akhethe kahle ukugcwalisa iqembu lethu eliqinile nelizinikele."
Njengesikhulu Esiphezulu Kwezezimali, uHalkyard uzoba yilungu lethimba labaphathi abaphezulu futhi abe nesibopho sayo yonke imisebenzi yezezimali kuwo wonke amaphothifoliyo asekhaya nawamanye amazwe eMGM Resorts, kanye nobudlelwano babatshali zimali, i-Accounting, uMgcinimafa, ukuThengwa kanye neNtela.
"Egameni leBhodi Yabaqondisi be-MGM, ngijabule ukwamukela uJonathan ezindaweni zokungcebeleka zeMGM," kusho uPaul Salem, uSihlalo weBhodi. "Silangazelele ukusebenzisana noJonathan ukuze siqhubeke nokugxila ekusebenziseni uhlelo lwethu lwebhizinisi oluyisisekelo, ukululama kwethu isikhathi eside kusukela kubhadane lwe-COVID-19 nokukhula nentuthuko yesikhathi esizayo."
"Ngemuva komsebenzi engiwusebenzisele kakhulu ukungenisa izihambi nokudlala imidlalo, ngijabule futhi ngiyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yethimba labaholi abaphezulu komunye wemikhiqizo yezemidlalo, izivakashi nezokuzijabulisa," kusho uHalkyard. "Sibhekene nezinselelo ezinkulu ekuphathweni kwezinkampani emlandweni wakamuva futhi ngizimisele ngokuqala ngisebenze ngiqhubeke nefa elihle labaphathi abaphezulu eMGM Resorts."
Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe wokuba ngumphathi wezinkampani onolwazi lwezinkampani zomphakathi, uHalkyard ubambe izikhundla njenge-CFO, i-COO kanye ne-CEO yakamuva, emkhakheni wezemidlalo, wokungenisa izihambi nowamandla. IHalkyard ijoyine iKhesari Entertainment (okwakuyiHarrah's Entertainment) endimeni yezimali eLake Tahoe yaseHarrah. Wayephethe izikhundla ezahlukahlukene zezezimali nezokusebenza ngesikhathi esesikhundleni sakhe noKesari, kufaka phakathi imenenja ejwayelekile yezakhiwo nezindima zezinkampani, njengePhini likaMongameli, uMgcinimafa, iSekela likaMongameli oPhethe kanye nePhini likaMongameli oPhethe. Waba yiChief Financial Officer ngo-2006 futhi ngemuva kwalokho wahola inkokhelo yeM & A yeHorseshoe Gaming, WSOP, Caesars Entertainment neLondon Clubs International. Ube yingxenye yethimba labaholi ebelibhekele ukuthengiswa kweKesars Entertainment ku-TPG no-Apollo ngama- $ 30 billion futhi baqhube imali engaphezulu kwama- $ 200 million ngemuva kokuvala.
Ngo-2013, uHalkyard wajoyina i-Extended Stay America njengeChief Operating Officer, lapho aqale khona wagxila ekwenzeni lula ukusebenza ezindaweni ezingama-680. Ngo-2014, waqokwa njenge-CFO yesikhashana kwathi ngo-2015 waba yi-CFO. Waqokwa njengo-CEO ngo-2017. Kusukela ngo-2012 kuya ku-2013, uHalkyard wasebenza njenge-EVP kanye neCFO yeNV Energy, okuyinkampani ebambe iqhaza ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zemikhiqizo nemikhiqizo eNevada, kanye nezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo ngokuphelele, iNevada Power Company kanye neSierra Pacific Power Company.
UHalkyard unguMqondisi Wezokuzijabulisa kukaDave & Buster, uMqondisi weShift4 Payments, Inc. futhi uyiTrasti Yesikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokugembula Okubhekelekayo. Uphethe i-MBA yakhe eHarvard University ne-BA yakhe ayithola eColgate University.
