Wynn CFO appointed to Nevada Economic Forum

9 December 2009

By Howard Stutz

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wynn Resorts Chief Financial Officer Matt Maddox has been appointed to the Nevada Economic Forum by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Maddox has worked for Wynn Resorts since 2002 in both Las Vegas and Macau. Prior to Wynn Resorts, Maddox worked for Bank of America and Caesars Entertainment.

The five-member Economic Forum established by the Nevada Legislature in 1993, meets just prior to the convening of he state's biennial Legislature to provide revenue forecast for use in adopting state government budgets.

"I believe Mr. Maddox has valuable experience in finance and the gaming industry that will assist the Economic Forum as they forecast future economic conditions during these turbulent times," Gibbons said in a statement.

Nevada law allows for the Economic Forum to make preliminary projections of economic indicators and estimates of future state revenue at any time."

Present members of the Economic Forum include Michael Alastuey, William Hartman, John Restrepo, and Linda Rosenthal. The terms of all members expire at the end of January.

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