Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MPEL), one of the six concessionaires in the Macau casino market, has appointed Todd Nisbet to its board of directors.
Mr Nisbet is currently serving as Executive Vice President-Design and Construction for Crown Limited, the Australian casino company of MPEL Co-Chairman James Packer. At Crown, Mr Nisbet has been responsible for all international project development and construction operations.
From 2000 until 2007, he was Executive Vice President-Project Director, for Wynn Design and Development, the development subsidiary of Wynn Resorts Limited. In this role, Mr Nisbet was responsible for all project development and construction operations undertaken by Wynn Resorts Ltd, including Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau.
Prior to joining Wynn Resorts, Mr Nisbet was Vice President of Operations for Marnell Corrao Associates, the Las Vegas-based architecture and general contracting company. During his 14 years at Marnell Corrao, he was responsible for managing construction of some of Las Vegas’ most technically challenging gaming properties.
Mr Nisbet replaces John Alexander.
“We welcome Todd to the board. We also thank John for his service over the last three years. His contribution to the company is greatly appreciated,” said Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and CEO of MPEL in a prepared statement.