Full House Resorts (NYSE Amex US: FLL) announced today that at its meeting on May 28, 2009, the Board of Directors appointed Mark Miller to the position of Chief Operating Officer in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Miller previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. and Executive Vice President of Showboat, Inc., and has additional experience in gaming operations.
'I am pleased that the Board accepted my recommendation to appoint Mark to the additional role of COO in recognition of his current responsibilities and experience,' said Andre Hilliou, CEO of Full House. 'I have worked closely with Mark for a long time and he is an excellent manager with the skills needed to see us through the growth that we are currently experiencing.'
Following the Annual Meeting of the Company on May 28, 2009 at which all incumbent directors were re-elected, the Board appointed Andre M. Hilliou as Chairman of the Board and Carl G. Braunlich as Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Hilliou has been CEO of the Company since 2004 and Dr. Braunlich has served as an independent member of the Board since May 2005. J. Michael Paulson, who had been Chairman since 2004, remains an active board member and proposed the appointment of Mr. Hilliou as Chairman as a vote of confidence for the management team he was instrumental in putting in place.