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.

President of Merrill International. Merrill is a leading provider of communications and outsourced document services to financial services organisations, corporations and law firms globally.

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.

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.

Former Chairman and CEO of London Clubs International plc.

Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 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.

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.

President and CEO, Americas for Aristocrat Technologies Inc; former Chairman and CEO of On Stage Entertainment Inc; Former Chairman and CEO of Boomtown Inc; Board Member of Pinnacle Entertainment.

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).

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.

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.

Former CEO of Coral Eurobet plc.

Chairman of Yuuguu.com and PrivateFly.com. Non-executive director of Onthebeachholidays.com and i-level.com. Former 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 and 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. Former roles include: 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.

Developer and CEO of Pala Casino, Resort & Spa, an American Indian facility; former Co-owner and Chairman of Fitzgeralds Gaming Corp of Las Vegas, Co-developer, owner and operator of Empress River Casino in Chicago.

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.

Former Director and co-Leader of McKinsey's European Retail and Global Consumer Marketing Practices. Since 2008, NED of RSA Group PLC and Chairman of Britt Lintner Ltd. Also a NED of Diet Freedom Ltd; the RBG Kew Foundation and RHS Enterprises.

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.

Former CEO of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels; Former COO of Hilton International.

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.

Chairman of the New Look Group with 25 years experience in retail. Transformed New Look from a “small cap public company” into private ownership and the 3rd largest womenswear retailer in the UK with rapid global growth. Phil has led change programmes in a number of retail businesses as well as M&A activities in the UK and overseas whilst maintaining a focus on building strong and successful management teams. In his retail career he has worked as a Director in the New Look Group, Bhs, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams and held responsibility for all the primary roles in retail from buying and merchandising , logistics, retail operations and marketing to finance.