London Clubs International

About LCI

 
Gary Loveman

Gary Loveman

Gary Loveman is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

A former associate professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Loveman joined the Fortune 500 company as Chief Operating Officer in 1998 and drew on his extensive background in retail marketing and service-management to develop and implement the gaming industry's most successful loyalty program, Total Rewards. Today, Total Rewards boasts more than 40 million customers and is largely responsible for the company's consistent same-store sales gains.

Since being named CEO in January 2003, Loveman has presided over a period of growth and profitability that culminated in Harrah's June 2005 acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. at $9.4 billion, the largest single transaction in the industry's history. Harrah's performance has led to its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, a group of international companies noted for creating long-term shareholder value, for six consecutive years. It also earned Loveman the distinction of being recognized as the gaming and lodging industry's best CEO by Institutional Investor magazine for four consecutive years.

Loveman is the chairman of the American Gaming Association and an outside director of Coach, Inc. He also sits on the Board of Trustees at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and on the Trust Board at Children's Hospital Boston. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T., where he was an Alfred Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, and a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University.

Charles L. Atwood

Charles L. Atwood

Charles Atwood is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. In this role, he oversees all of the company's strategic growth initiatives including development, design and construction functions, as well as the risk-management organizations including strategic sourcing, internal audit, enterprise risk management and security, surveillance and investigations.

Atwood joined the company in 1979 and has held numerous finance and development positions during his tenure. He served as Chief Financial Officer from April 2001 until August 2006, and joined Harrah's Board of Directors in July 2005. In 2006, Atwood was named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Atwood also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Harrah's Foundation.

Atwood received his MBA in finance from Tulane University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Equity Residential, a REIT listed on the New York Stock exchange. He also serves on community boards for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, as well as the Dean's Advisory Board for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Business School.

Jonathan S Halkyard

Jonathan S Halkyard

Jonathan S. Halkyard is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. In this role, he oversees the company's treasury, investor relations and strategic planning departments in addition to directing the company's accounting and business intelligence functions.

Since joining Harrah's in 1999, Halkyard has played a number of key operations and finance roles, having served as Director of Finance for Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Assistant General Manager of Harrah's and Harvey's Lake Tahoe, and Assistant General Manager of Harrah's Las Vegas prior to assuming the role of Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Harrah's Entertainment. He assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in August 2006.

Halkyard began his career with Chase Manhattan Bank as a Corporate Finance Associate in the Media Banking Group. From 1995 to 1999, he held several leadership positions in corporate development and operations with Landmark Communications.

Halkyard holds a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Anthony D. McDuffie

Anthony D. McDuffie

Tony McDuffie is Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. In that role, he oversees the company's various financial accounting and reporting functions, including consolidated reporting, property reporting, corporate and treasury accounting, payroll, disbursements and income, sales and property taxes. He also oversees the accounting policy setting process and is responsible for the overall integrity and quality of the Company's accounting and financial reporting.

McDuffie joined the company in 1988 and has held numerous financial positions during his tenure. He was named Vice President in 1999, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 2001 and Senior Vice President in July 2005.

McDuffie received his BS in finance from Christian Brothers University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves as a trustee and treasurer of The Harrah's Foundation.

Roy Ramm

Roy Ramm

is Director of Compliance and Security at London Clubs International plc. He joined the company in October 1996 and was appointed to LCI's main board in June 1998. His primary functional responsibilities are asset protection and corporate compliance, but as a main board director of the public limited company he also shares responsibility for all the activities of the company worldwide.