MGM Names COO of Regional Division

MGM Resorts International has named Anton Nikodemus as chief operating officer of the company’s division overseeing new regional projects in Massachusetts and Maryland.

MGM Resorts International announced that nine-year MGM executive Anton Nikodemus has been named chief operating officer of the company’s new regional division, with oversight of casino operations in Mississippi, Detroit and the planned projects in Springfield, Massachusetts and Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Nikodemus joined the company in 2005, and has served as senior vice president of hotel operations for MGM Grand Las Vegas and Bellagio, president of Monte Carlo, and most recently as MGM Resorts president of casino marketing.

He will work closely with the top officials at the regional properties to accommodate the growth of MGM Resorts in regional markets.