Caesars expands Board with Kim Harris Jones appointment

Caesars Entertainment has expanded its Board of Directors to ten members with the appointment of Kim Harris Jones.

Harris Jones currently serves as a board member of New York-listed companies including United Rentals, TrueBlue and Fossil Group.

She retired from American snack food company Mondelez International as senior vice president and corporate controller in 2015, having seen the company through its nascent stages after its spin off from Kraft Foods, where she had worked since 2009 as senior vice president and corporate controller.

Prior to Kraft, Harris Jones spent 17 years at Chrysler, where she held a variety of leadership positions, including senior vice president and corporate controller. She also worked at General Motors for six years.

“Kim Harris Jones is a tremendous addition to the Caesars Entertainment leadership team,” said Caesars Entertainment executive chairman Gary Carano. “With her extensive experience in finance and a reputation as a thoughtful and engaged leader inside some of the largest consumer-packaged goods and automotive companies, Kim’s addition will give us another lens through which to see stronger, more dynamic future possibilities for Caesars Entertainment.”

She currently serves on the board of the Ethiopian North American Health Professionals Association, and the finance committee of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. She is also president and chair of the board of the Harris-Jones Charitable Gift Foundation, a non-profit foundation.

Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg commented: “I’m pleased to count Kim Harris Jones among our Board of Directors. Kim shares our vision for strategic, collaborative innovation. She has outstanding experience navigating complex issues and implementing transformation for optimization.

“I look forward to working with her, the rest of our board, and the management team to continue to drive results for our guests, our Team Members, and our shareholders.”

The appointment is subject to required regulatory approvals and pending licensure.

With the addition of Harris Jones, Caesars Entertainment’s Board will grow to 10 members.

Shares in Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:CZR) closed 2.62 per cent higher at $37.57 per share in New York Monday.