Wynn Resorts Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Ellen Whittemore has announced her retirement from early 2025, to be replaced by current General Counsel and Senior Vice President at Encore Boston Harbor, Jacqui Krum.
Whittemore will, however, remain on the Board of Directors of Wynn Macau Ltd and as an consultant to Wynn Resorts.
In a filing, Wynn noted that Whittemore has led the company’s global legal affairs, philanthropy, community relations, government affairs, and sustainability activities since 2018, and has been instrumental in its efforts to enhance workplace culture, corporate ethics and governance.
“Ellen Whittemore was, in the truest sense, the right person at the right time to help lead Wynn Resorts through a thicket of litigation and corporate governance changes,” said Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings.
“Ellen’s track record, including her reputation as a person of the highest integrity, was essential in working with regulators, our Board, and employees during a time of transition and change. Recently, Ellen led the successful effort to resolve key remaining legal and litigation matters overhanging the company, and I appreciate her hard work on those issues. Ellen devoted her efforts to making us a better company; she succeeded, and we are thankful.”
Krum originally joined Wynn Resorts in 2013 to assist with the development of gaming projects in the US and abroad and was a member of the team that won the competitive gaming license bid in the Eastern Massachusetts area for Wynn Resorts, the company said, She moved from Las Vegas to Boston in 2015 to become Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Encore Boston Harbor, helping to lead the opening of that resort in 2019.
Krum previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of the divisions of MGM Resorts International, responsible for gaming and nongaming projects globally.
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