Former managing partner of Neuberger and Berman, a leading equity oriented money manager now owned by Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman. Now a private investor and active in New York philanthropies.

Former President and COO of International Game Technology from February 1996 to October 2000, then Chief Executive Officer until October 2004 and finally Chairman until 2005. While CEO, Tom presided over growth in IGT’s market capitalization from less than $5 billion to over $15 billion.

Co-founder, former CEO and Deputy Chairman of Fitness First; Chairman of YachtPlus.

Nick is a well known figure in the UK leisure industry. He is CEO of Essenden, the UK market leader in tenpin bowling and entertainment centres. Prior to which he was CEO for six years at Paramount Holdings where he led the operational recovery and transformation of the company that included Chez Gerard, Bertorelli and the acquisition of the Caffe Uno chain. Nick has held senior positions at Rank, First Leisure, Unilever and Granada, and worked on well known brands including HardRock Café, Odeon, Universal Studios, Travel Inn and Goodwood. In 2006 Nick was awarded UK Retailers' Retailer of the Year and a “Catey”. Nick was also NED of leading food distributor, Brakes Bros Holdings.

Executive Chairman of Raven Mount Plc, an AIM-listed property developer; CEO of Raven Group, a major European property developer and venture investor.

Martin Broughton became Chairman of British Airways in 2004, having joined the board in 2000 as a non-executive director. He was President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from January 2007 until June 2009. Martin chaired the British Horseracing Board from 2004-2007, having joined as an independent director in 1999. From 1998-2004, he was Chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT), having previously been group chief executive since 1993. Earlier he had been chairman of the Wiggins Teape Group and chairman of Eagle Star. He was the European chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue until 2008 and is a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.

A US$1.8 bn market neutral hedge fund. Brahman invests in companies with great management and compelling value opportunities.

Barbara Cassani is a business leader with experience in the US and Europe in starting-up and running companies in the travel and hospitality sectors. Most recently she was Executive Chairman of Jurys Inns – a fast growing private-equity owned mid-sized European hotel group. She also founded the European low cost airline Go for British Airways which in time was merged with easyJet. Highlighting her flexibility and diverse background, she also founded the successful London 2012 Olympic bid and stepped in to chair Spanish airline Vueling after a crisis among Shareholders.

Former President of Merrill International (the leading provider of communications and outsourced document services to financial services organisations, corporations and law firms globally).

Andrew was CEO for InterContinental Hotels Group during the period of 2005-2011 as well as a council member for WTTC. From 2010 until present he has been in CBI Presidents Committee. Andrew is an NED for England rugby 2015. Previously, Andrew was with Cadbury Schweppes for 14 years, including President EMEA, Chief Executive Asia Pacific, Chairman Australia and MD GB and Ireland. During 2004-2008 Andrew occupied position of Non Exec Chairman for Duchy Originals. Early career saw Andrew with Unilever in variety of marketing roles. Andrew holds BA Hons and MA from University of Manchester.

Managing Director of GLP; Founder of Robert L. Decker LLC, Business Consultant. Former EVP and CFO of Churchill Downs; Former VP of Finance for Hilton International Corp.

40 year career in Travel and Leisure sectors. Ex-CEO of Thomas Cook where he led £990 Million demerger in 2001. Currently Chairman of otbeach.com. As Chairman/Investor, led Exits for Private Equity backed Laterooms.com, Cannons Health and Fitness, ATP international and Thames Clippers. Previously NED at e-bookers.com and Holiday Autos.

Robert Drake has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Galaxy Entertainment Group since April 2008. Prior to this, he served as Vice President, Finance of Harrah's Entertainment's Western Division in Las Vegas which primarily includes Harrah's 13 properties in Nevada including Caesars Palace, Paris and Flamingo. Previously, he was a Managing Director of Wm Sword & Co., a boutique investment banking firm located in Princeton, New Jersey.

Former President, CEO and Director of President Casinos; Former senior Partner of Klehr Harrison Ellers, a major Philadelphia-based law firm; Professor of Law, Temple University School of Law, teaching Gaming Law.

Neil Everitt is Chairman of SARE Ltd, a residential real estate developer in India. He is a Director of Pegas Nonwovens SA, listed in Prague and Warsaw, and one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of nonwoven textiles, and also Chairman for the European region of YPO. Previously he was Group CEO of Stock Spirits Group, which he built through acquisition and organic growth to create Central Europe’s leading spirits producer. Earlier in his career he spent 11 years with Allied Domecq plc, latterly as President, Europe, and prior to that he held a number of management positions in South America and Europe with British American Tobacco plc.

Founding Partner of EXOP Capital; Chairman of the Board of Edison Control Corp and Con Forms Industries; Former Managing Director of Wachovia Securities.

Founding Partner of EXOP Capital; Former CEO Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.; Former Vice Chairman CIBC Oppenheimer; Former CEO of Alpha Investment Management.

Vice Chairman of Gauselmann AG, one of the largest European gaming companies. Founder and Chairman of Atronic, a large European slot machine manufacturer which recently agreed to sell a 50% stake in Atronic to GTECH.

CEO of Pi Capital in the UK; Co-founder of Fitness Holding Europe.

Former President and Managing Director of NorthCourse Advisory Services, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. He is a 28-year travel-industry professional whose experience spans the package holiday, car rental and leisure accommodation sectors with known international consumer brands such as Thomson, Budget Rent a Car and Wyndham Worldwide. Currently, Peter is leading Dartmoor Hill, a private consulting business in travel and leisure real estate.

Former CEO of Helene Curtis, a major hair care and consumer products company. Ron spearheaded the sale of Helene Curtis to Unilever for over $900 million in 1996.

Currently Chairman of Les Ambassadeurs plc. Former Chairman and CEO of London Clubs International plc. Mr Goodenough was also Chairman of Lyric Hotels and a Senior Executive with Pleasurama plc.

Former Deputy Executive Chairman, CFO and COO of London Clubs International plc, having worked with the company since 1989. Prior thereto Mr Hardy was a Senior Executive with Pleasurama plc. Qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in US, European and African markets.

Founded holiday autos Group in 1988 and grew it in to the world’s largest car rental broker operating out of 30 countries worldwide. Sold the business in March 2003 to lastminute.com and spent a year as Executive Deputy Chairman. Clive has since become a serial investor in both established and start-ups across the travel, internet and software sectors.

Peter Johnson built an extremely successful career combining his business acumen with his knowledge of sports.  He was a 30 year veteran of IMG, the largest and most respected sports, media and lifestyle marketing and management firm in the world, where he served as CEO – Sports & Entertainment as well as COO.  Peter also headed up IMG’s business development activities on a worldwide basis.

Former CFO of Boyd Gaming. In over 30 years as a financial executive in the gaming and hospitality industries, Ellis was responsible for acquisitions and financings totalling several billions of dollars, including the groundbreaking Borgata project financing, and the $1.3 billion Coast Resorts acquisition.

Former General Counsel of Mandalay Bay. While at Mandalay, Yvette was a key member of the management team that built Mandalay into one of the leading casino entertainment operators in the US. Mandalay was sold to MGM Mirage for $7.9 billion in 2005.

Former CEO of Alliance Gaming Corp.

Moore started his career in the Media Industry at 20th Century Fox. Over eighteen years in both London and Los Angeles he rose to the position of President International overseeing all Theatrical and Home Entertainment activities in 106 countries worldwide. He has also held senior positions with The Walt Disney Company (Managing Director Europe- Disney/ABC/ESPN Television) and Aardman Animation studios as COO and Head of Features. Moore is currently Chief Executive of MediCinema a charity that builds and operates Cinemas in UK hospitals.

Sir Geoff is considered to be one of Europe's most successful retail strategists.  He is currently Chairman of Javelin Group, a retail consultancy, providing strategic guidance for retailers, offline and online, and private equity investors.  Previously, he spent 20 years at Kingfisher plc and, as CEO, growing it into one of the largest non-food retailers in Europe (including B&Q, Comet/KESA, Superdrug, and Woolworths) before overseeing the Group's demerger into three quoted companies.  He retired from Kingfisher in 2003, leaving the firm as the leading DIY player in Europe. Sir Geoff was knighted in 1993 and became Chairman of British Retail Consortium in July 2006.

President and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalFit since 2006. Prior to that, he was Senior VP, Strategic Planning & Special Projects for Town Sports International, Inc. (TSI). Frank brings over 25 years of experience in the health club industry, as well as various CEO roles in real estate and other business operations. Frank is a Past President of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), and is a qualified lawyer and accountant.

Private investor in retail, apparel and real estate.

Orna Ni-Chionna was a Partner at McKinsey & Company from 1990 to 2001, during which time she co-led their European Retail Practice.  Orna is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board of consulting firm Eden McCallum and is also Chair of the Soil Association, which campaigns for organic food and farming.  She is also the Senior Independent Director at Northern Foods plc, and a Director at HMV where she is chair of the Remuneration Committee. Orna recently completed a six year term as a Director of BUPA. She served on the UK Retail/Consumer Advisory Board of Apax LLP from 2005 to 2008.

Adjunct Clinical Professor at INSEAD, Founder of Atrium Consulting LLC and International Director Executive Coaching Network Inc. Former Senior Vice-President-the Americas of Hilton International; Former Group Chief Operating Officer of Christie's International; Former Senior Vice President International TNT Express Worldwide and Corporate Vice President M&A of TNT Post Group; Former CEO TNT subsidiaries.

Co-founder of Millennium Management Group; Former President and COO Primadonna Resorts, Inc; Former COO Crown Casino Ltd; Former Senior VP Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.

Former Board member of YPF SA, former Managing Director of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc (Argentina).

Serge has a diverse experience in B2C and B2B markets with a solid sales and marketing background acquired at General Foods and Nabisco in France. In 1990 he became CEO Europe for the DIY business of Williams Holding. In 1993 he took over the CEO responsibility of the Concord Hotel Group and joined Accor in 1997 as deputy CEO of Accor Hospitality. In 2005 he became CEO of Accor Services, the worldwide leader in prepaid card services and member of the Executive Committee of Accor.

Former Vice Chairman and a major shareholder of Mandalay Resort Group. Responsible for all of its development activities, including design and construction. In Las Vegas, Bill led the original construction of Mandalay Bay, The Hotel and the Monte Carlo and the redesign/expansions to Luxor, Circus Circus and Mandalay Bay totalling more than $3 billion. Now head of W.A. Richardson Builders, LLC.

Former CEO of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in Hong Kong, Crown Limited in Australia, ResidenSea Ltd. in the United States, Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts in London and Armani Hotels in London. Robert currently is working with select international partners and clients to realize opportunities in hotel investment, management and development during these challenging times.

Chairman and founder of the Halifax Group, founding investor of Colony Capital.

Chairman / CEO Cash Systems Inc; Managing Partner of Acme Gaming; Former Vice Chairman Casino Data Systems, Former President and CEO of Anchor Gaming; Former Director of Corporate Development of Circus Circus Enterprises, the predecessor to Mandalay Bay Resorts.

Former CEO of Reckitt & Colman; former Chairman of Thomson Travel Group; former Chairman Gala Plc; holds Chairmanships and non-executive directorships of Pearson, Photo-me International, Zurich Financial Services (Ch), Food Standards Agency, The Really Effective Development Company, Cofra (Ch), Beltpacker and Taylor Woodrow plc.

Currently Principle at SGC (private consulting firm); previously Senior Vice President of Operations, Products & Services for Harrah's Entertainment (2005-2007); Senior Vice President of Western & Mid-South Regions for Caesars Entertainment (2003-2005); President of bally's Paris and Flamingo (2000-2003); President of Flamingo, Las Vegas (1999-2000).

Former CEO of Coral Eurobet plc.

President & CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council. Non-executive director of Onthebeachholidays.com. Former NED i-level Digital, Vice Chairman Worldhotels AG, NED Venere.com. PE and VC deal experience in the retail, consumer, technology and travel sectors ranges from pre-revenue start-ups to $4.5bil buy-outs. Former CEO Opodo, the pan-European online travel company. Former CEO Minit Group, a multi-service global retailer with 3700 owned and franchised shops. 22 year executive career in the hotel and airline industries with Hilton International - SVP Sales, Marketing and IT; British Airways - Director Europe/Middle East and Director Asia/Pacific; American Airlines - Managing Director European Sales.

Mr. Sherlock is a hospitality and casino industry veteran of 35 years. Since 2007 he has been a Director of Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. From 1997 to 2000 he was Chief Operating Officer and from 2000 to 2006 he was Chief Executive Officer of Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, one of the largest casinos globally. Prior thereto, William ran a number of casinos including New York, New York and the Flamingo Hilton.

Chairman of Goodlife Fitness; Chairman of Cityfitness; Former Executive Chairman and former CEO of Town Sports International

Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Former roles include: Chairman of SOAS University, Deputy Chairman of Friends Provident PLC and the Financial Reporting Council in the UK, Senior Non-Executive Director of Quintain Estates and Development Plc and of Portmerion Potteries, Director of Capital Radio Group and of Allders; a founder of Private Equity Investor Plc; a Director of News International; a Commissioner of the US SEC and Executive Chairman of Whitworths.

Jerry Turk is the former Developer and CEO of Pala Casino, Spa & Resort, an American Indian facility located in San Diego California. He has co-owned, managed or developed numerous gaming resorts in the United States including the Empress Casino in Chicago, Illinois. Jerry is now retired from the industry.

Non-Executive Director of Fortuna Entertainment Group, the leading Central European Betting Operator. Wilf is also a Non-Executive Director of Racing For Change, part of the British Horseracing Authority. For seven years he was Managing Director of the retail and on line bookmakers Coral, and was involved in the private equity sale to Gala Group. Previously Managing Director of HMV Deutschland, part of HMV Group plc and has also held roles with Pepsi Cola International in Europe, the UAE and Africa.

Until 2007, Director and co-Leader of McKinsey's European Retail and Global Consumer Marketing Practices. Johanna is now a Non Executive Director of RSA Group PLC, WM Morrisons PLC and Sandpiper CI, owned by Duke Street Capital. She is also Chairman of RHS Enterprises and Britt Lintner Ltd., and a Trustee of the RBG Kew Foundation.

Jim is a seasoned international finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in both the private and public sectors. Until recently Jim was Chief Financial Officer for HIT Entertainment and responsible for the company's global financial operations and business development in the UK, US, Japan, Hong Kong and Canada.  Jim has worked as an independent executive, spearheading deals for many of the world's leading firms including Apax, Fortress and Goldman Sachs.

Former President & CEO of Faber Castell-USA.

John is currently an Executive Director of Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International and Dedeman Gayrimenkul Gelistirme (Real Estate) based in Istanbul. Prior to this he was CEO of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels and he was also the former COO of Hilton International. He has acted as a consultant to No Ordinary Hotels, Chelsfield, MINC Group and H.B.O.S. and he was also a director of Guest Invest.

Roger Withers is currently Chairman of Playtech Ltd (the largest company on AIM), also an Advisor to Scientific Games Corporation. Roger has over 30 years experience in the international leisure, online and land-based gaming, football pools, lotteries and betting sectors. Roger spent the majority of his career between Ladbrokes and Bass, where his roles included MD of BLMS (predecessor to Inspired Gaming) and Coral and Chairman of Bass Leisure South Africa. He has also held a number of other non-executive directorships, including chairman of Arena Leisure plc, senior non-executive director of Sportech plc as well as directorships with a number of substantial privately held companies.

James Wolf currently serves as the US Equestrian Federation’s Executive Director of Sport Programs and has many years of administrative and competitive experience in horse sports. Wolf has been the Chef de Mission for the U.S. Equestrian delegation at every Summer Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008 in addition to Pan American Games and World Championships in that same time period. Wolf also shares responsibility for USEF sponsorship sales and broadcast arrangements.

Co-founder, Millennium Management Group; Former CFO of Caesars Palace.

Currently Executive Chairman of Habitat, Chairman of Majestic Wine Plc and Chairman LXB Retail Properties Plc (which he listed on the London Stock Exchange October 2009). In September 2009 he founded Madison Capital LLP to invest in and support emerging companies with significant opportunities to grow and create value. He stepped down as Chairman of the New Look Group in January 2010 which he transformed from a “small cap public company” into private ownership and to the third largest womenswear retailer in the UK with rapid global growth. He has twenty five years experience in retail. Former roles include Director of Bhs, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams. Member of the Policy Exchange Education Committee and the British Fashion Council.

Jay Young is an attorney and international business strategist with over 25 years of enterprise transformation experience. A specialist in performance improvement, he currently serves as the CEO of CXO Thoughts Consulting, LLC (a management solutions and leadership advisory based in York, PA). He previously served as the Executive Director of the DC Lottery where he successfully led the most complete lottery transformation in the U.S. He has an extensive background in technology and telecommunications and served as the COO and General Counsel of Proteus, Inc. (a wireless application development firm); as President of the Washington, DC Technology Council, Inc., (a not-for-profit business accelerator); and as an executive with MCI Communications, Inc.