Caesars CFO Halkyard leaves
Long-serving CFO to pursue opportunity away from gambling.
Caesars Entertainment has announced its CFO Jonathan Halkyard is to leave the company to pursue an opportunity outside the gambling industry.
Having joined Harrah’s in 1999, Halkyard has played a number of key operations and finance roles.
He served as director of finance for Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and assistant general manager of Harrah’s Las Vegas before become CFO of Caesars in 2006.
On an interim basis, Halkyard’s responsibilities will be assumed by other members of the company’s senior management team, including chairman, CEO and president Gary Loveman.
Loveman said of the announcement: “Jonathan has played an important role in managing the company’s financial position and in helping us return to the public equity markets earlier this year. We thank him for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.”
Halkyard spoke to eGaming Review North America about Caesars’ plans to launch a successful online business in April.