People: MTR Gaming Group Inc (MNTG.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Steven Billick	55	2011	Independent Chairman of the Board
Jeffrey Dahl	53	2013	President, Chief Executive Officer
Robert Blatt	71	2007	Vice Chairman of the Board, Assistant Secretary
John Bittner	59	2010	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Joseph Billhimer	48	2011	Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Fred Buro	55	2011	Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Narciso Rodriguez-Cayro	47	2010	Vice President - Regulatory Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary
Richard Delatore	72	2004	Independent Director
Raymond Lee	55	2008	Independent Director
James Stanton	80	1998	Independent Director
Roger Wagner	64	2010	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Steven Billick	Mr. Steven M. Billick is Independent Chairman of the Board of MTR Gaming Group Inc. He has been a director of the Company since October 2008, and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors on March 12, 2010. Mr. Billick serves as a member of Compensation and Audit Committees. During the period September 28, 2010 to January 15, 2011, Mr. Billick served as the Company's interim CEO. Mr. Billick did not serve on the Compensation Committee or the Audit Committee during the period of his service as interim CEO. Mr. Billick is presently a principal with Inglewood Associates, LLC, a management consulting firm, a position he has held since 2007. In 2006, Mr. Billick was the Principal of Edgerton Associates, LLC, providing accounting and finance consulting for publicly traded and privately held companies. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Billick was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Agilisys, Inc., a publicly-traded distributor of computer hardware, software and service products. Mr. Billick worked with Deloitte & Touche in Cleveland, Ohio from 1977 to 1991. He was a Partner with Deloitte & Touche from 1987 to 1991. While at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Billick provided audit and financial consulting services to a diverse group of clients. Mr. Billick received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University in 1977.
Jeffrey Dahl	Mr. Jeffrey J. Dahl is President, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Gaming Group Inc. He resigned as Director of the Company effective April 2, 2013. He joined the Company and was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011, and was appointed to the Board to serve as a director in April 2011. Mr. Dahl has 30 years of experience working in the gaming industry and was most recently the Founder and Principal of The Jay Daniel Company, a consulting and management services firm for the gaming industry, which has managed Harlow's Casino Resort in Greenville, MS since 2009. Prior to founding The Jay Daniel Company, Mr. Dahl was President and Chief Operating Officer of Torguson Gaming Group from 2006 to 2008, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of Beau Rivage Resorts from 2000 to 2005—both located in Biloxi, MS. At Beau Rivage, he managed the operations of the resort and produced increases in operating profits during a five-year period, while having the resort recognized as one of the Top 500 Hotels in the World by Travel & Leisure magazine in 2003 and 2004. Mr. Dahl has also held various positions at additional casinos in Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, MS, as well as The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (emphasis in Accounting) from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Robert Blatt	Mr. Robert A. Blatt is Vice Chairman of the Board, Assistant Secretary of MTR Gaming Group Inc. He has been a director of the Company since September 1995 and was a Vice President from 1999 until April of 2007, when he became Vice Chairman. Mr. Blatt is Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Succession Committee and a Board representative on the Company's Compliance Committee. He is also Assistant Secretary of the Company. Mr. Blatt is the Chief Executive Officer and managing member of New England National, L.L.C. ("NEN"). Since 1979 he has been chairman and majority owner of CRC Group, Inc., and related entities, a developer, owner, and operator of shopping centers and other commercial properties, and from 1985 until its initial public offering in 2006, a member (seat owner) of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. From 1959 through 1991, Mr. Blatt served as director, officer or principal of a number of public and private enterprises. Mr. Blatt received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Southern California in 1962 and his Juris Doctor from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
John Bittner	Mr. John W. Bittner, Jr., is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of MTR Gaming Group Inc., since November 8, 2010. Mr. Bittner previously served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Accounting, a position he held from May 2008 to November 2010. Mr. Bittner joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer in January 2002 and served in that position until May 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bittner was a Partner at Ernst & Young, LLP 1987 to 2000 and was with Ernst & Young, LLP from 1975 to 2000. While at Ernst & Young, LLP Mr. Bittner provided accounting, auditing and business advisory services to privately- and publicly-held organizations in a variety of industries. During 2001, Mr. Bittner was an accounting and financial consultant. Mr. Bittner is a CPA licensed in Pennsylvania. Mr. Bittner received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Duquesne University in 1975. Mr. Bittner is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Joseph Billhimer	Mr. Joseph L. Billhimer, Jr., has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of MTR Gaming Group Inc., effective December 1, 2011. Mr. Billhimer served as Senior Vice President for Operations and Development, and concurrently as President and general Manager for the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mountaineer Park, Inc., which operates Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort through November 2011. Mr. Billhimer has 29 years of experience working in the gaming industry. Prior to joining the Company, he was most recently a principal of Foundation Gaming Group, an advisory and management services firm for the gaming industry which, among other engagements, managed Harlow's Casino & Resort in Greenville, Mississippi from 2009 to 2010 and marketed its sale to Churchill Downs. Prior to Foundation Gaming Group, Mr. Billhimer served as president of Trilliant Gaming Illinois, LLC, a gaming development company, from 2008 to 2009. From 2003 to 2008, he was president and chief executive officer of Premier Entertainment LLC, the developer and parent of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. While at Premier Entertainment, he was named Casino Journal's Casino Executive of the Year in 2007 for his efforts in re-developing the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino after being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Before Premier Entertainment, Mr. Billhimer spent three years as president and general manager of Caesars Entertainment's Grand Casino Resort in Gulfport, Mississippi, and prior to that experience, eight years with Pinnacle Entertainment where he was executive vice president and general manager of Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Fred Buro	Mr. Fred A. Buro has been appointed as Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of MTR Gaming Group Inc., effective December 1, 2011. Mr. Buro previously served as President and General Manager of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Presque Isle Downs, Inc., which operates Presque Isle Downs & Casino, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, a position he held from May 2010 to December 2011. In addition, Mr. Buro also served as the Company's Vice President of Marketing from January 2010 to May 2010, and prior to that, as Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mountaineer Park, Inc., which operates Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort located in Chester, West Virginia. Mr. Buro has 19 years of experience working in the gaming industry. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a marketing consultant from August 2007 to February 2009, and was employed Columbia Sussex Corporation from March 2004 to August 2007, where he served the capacities of president and chief operating officer of the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and chief marketing officer where he was responsible for the marketing operations of ten casinos in the gaming and resorts division. Before Columbia Sussex Corporation, Mr. Buro spent two years with Penn National Gaming, Inc. and served as general manager for Charles Town Races & Slots in Charles Town, West Virginia. He also spent eight years with Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts where he served in various marketing and development capacities, including president and chief operating officer of Trump Plaza Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Narciso Rodriguez-Cayro	Mr. Narciso A. Rodriguez-Cayro is Vice President - Regulatory Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary of MTR Gaming Group Inc. He joined the Company in February 2010. Prior to joining MTR, Mr. Rodriguez was a partner with Ruben and Aronson, LP and managed the firm's Pennsylvania operations as well as the firm's Pennsylvania gaming clients. Prior to joining Ruben and Aronson, Mr. Rodriguez served as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's first Senior Chief Counsel. Additionally, Mr. Rodriguez served as a Chief Counsel within Governor Rendell's Administration. Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Rodriguez served with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigations, from which he retired in 1999. Mr. Rodriguez is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Dauphin County Bar Association. Mr. Rodriguez is a military veteran and a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Duquesne University School of Law, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the law school's legal magazine.
Richard Delatore	Mr. Richard Delatore is Independent Director of MTR Gaming Group Inc., since June 2004. Mr. Delatore has been a Vice President with Schiappa & Company, which is involved in the coal mining and hauling business and located in Wintersville, Ohio, since 2002 and has been a Vice President of Ohio—Rail Corporation, a short line railroad operating in Southeast Ohio, since 2005. Mr. Delatore has also been a coal and timber consultant in Steubenville, Ohio since 1970, and served as a commissioner on the Board of Commissioners in Jefferson County, Ohio from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Delatore owned, bred and raced thoroughbred horses from 1978 to 1992 and was a member of the Ohio State Racing Commission from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Delatore chaired the Medication Committee of the Ohio State Racing Commission in 1999. He was also a member of the Steubenville City School Board of Education from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Board of Education from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Delatore was honored as the "Italian American of the Year" for 2006 by the Upper Ohio/ West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. Mr. Delatore received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio in 1970.
Raymond Lee	Mr. Raymond K. Lee is Independent Director of MTR Gaming Group Inc., since October 2008. Mr. Lee serves as Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Finance, Succession, and Compensation Committees. Mr. Lee is presently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Country Pure Foods, LLC (CPF), a privately-held corporation headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Mr. Lee has held that position since May 2003. Prior to 2003, Mr. Lee served as COO for Roetzel and Andress, a law firm headquartered in Akron, as well as interim CEO for Khyber Technologies, a tech startup. He also served as CEO, CFO and EVP of Operations for CPF and its predecessors from 1992 to 2001, before rejoining CPF in 2003. Mr. Lee was a Tax Partner with Deloitte & Touche in Northeast Ohio from 1988 to 1992. He served as a Tax Manager and Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche from 1981 to 1988. While at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Lee provided business and tax consulting services to a diverse group of clients. Mr. Lee received his CPA from the State of Ohio and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Akron in 1979.
James Stanton	Mr. James V. Stanton is Independent Director of MTR Gaming Group Inc., since February 1998. Since 1995, Mr. Stanton has been a director of Try It Distributing Co., a privately held corporation. Since 1988, Mr. Stanton has had his own law and lobbying firm, Stanton & Associates, in Washington, D.C. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Stanton served as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. From 1971 to 1978, Mr. Stanton represented the 20th Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. While in Congress Mr. Stanton served on the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Government Operations Committee, and the Public Works and Transportation Committee. Mr. Stanton has held a wide variety of public service positions, including service as the youngest City Council President in the history of Cleveland, Ohio and membership on the Board of Regents of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Mr. Stanton is also former Executive Vice President of Delaware North, a privately held international company which, during Mr. Stanton's tenure, had annual sales of over $1 billion and became the pari-mutuel wagering company in the United States, with worldwide operations including horse racing, harness racing, dog racing and Jai-Lai. Delaware North also owned the Boston Garden and the Boston Bruins hockey team. From 1985 to 1994, Mr. Stanton was a principal and co-founder of Western Entertainment Corporation, which pioneered one of the first Native American Gaming operations in the United States, a 90,000 square foot bingo and casino gaming operation located on the San Manuel Indian Reservation in California. Mr. Stanton received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Dayton in 1958 and his Legum Doctor from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1961.
Roger Wagner	Mr. Roger P. Wagner is Independent Director of MTR Gaming Group Inc., since May 26, 2010. Mr. Wagner has over forty years of experience in the gaming and hotel management industry and is presently a founding partner of House Advantage, LLC, a gaming consulting group that focuses on assisting gaming companies in improving market share and bottom line profits. Most recently, Mr. Wagner served as Chief Operating Officer for Binion Enterprises from 2007 through 2009, assisting legendary Jack Binion in identifying gaming opportunities. Prior to that, Wagner served as Chief Operating Officer of Resorts International Holdings from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Wagner served as President of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp. from 2001 until its sale in 2004 and as its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2001. Prior to joining Horseshoe, Mr. Wagner served as President of the Development Company for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts from 1996 to 1998, President and Chief Operating Officer of Trump Castle Casino Resort from 1991 to 1996 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Claridge Casino Hotel from 1983 to 1991. Prior to his employment by Claridge Casino Hotel, he was employed in various capacities by the Edgewater Hotel Casino, Sands Hotel Casino, MGM Grand Casino—Reno, Frontier Hotel Casino and Dunes Hotel Casino. Mr. Wagner graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1969.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Steven Billick	188,048
Jeffrey Dahl	1,741,540
Robert Blatt	288,063
John Bittner	857,777
Joseph Billhimer	662,624
Fred Buro	677,934
Narciso Rodriguez-Cayro	738,326
Richard Delatore	--
Raymond Lee	--
James Stanton	--
Roger Wagner	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Steven Billick	0	0
Jeffrey Dahl	0	0
Robert Blatt	300,000	2,353,420
John Bittner	75,000	60,250
Joseph Billhimer	0	0
Fred Buro	0	0
Narciso Rodriguez-Cayro	0	0
Richard Delatore	0	0
Raymond Lee	0	0
James Stanton	0	0
Roger Wagner	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
STANTON JAMES V	10,000	$3.42
STANTON JAMES V	10,000	$3.39
STANTON JAMES V	10,000	$3.44
RODRIGUEZ CAYRO NARCISO A	8,334	$0.00
RODRIGUEZ CAYRO NARCISO A	2,442	$4.01
BITTNER JOHN W JR	1,928	$3.95
BITTNER JOHN W JR	6,666	$0.00
BITTNER JOHN W JR	18,333	$0.00
BITTNER JOHN W JR	1,986	$2.99
WAGNER ROGER P	5,000	$3.25
BLATT ROBERT A	300	$0.00
BLATT ROBERT A	1,000	$0.00
DAHL JEFFREY J	900	$3.85
DAHL JEFFREY J	5,000	$3.85
DAHL JEFFREY J	1,300	$3.85
DAHL JEFFREY J	400	$3.80
WAGNER ROGER P	5,000	$3.97
BITTNER JOHN W JR	2,583	$5.18
BITTNER JOHN W JR	8,333	$0.00
BURO FRED A	16,667	$0.00
BURO FRED A	3,400	$4.87
WAGNER ROGER P	5,000	$4.60
STANTON JAMES V	4,500	$4.66
RODRIGUEZ CAYRO NARCISO A	1,213	$2.72
RODRIGUEZ CAYRO NARCISO A	8,333	$0.00

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