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Keith E. Smith
Age: ............... 54
Director Since: ....... 2013
Committees: ......... Member of the Audit and Finance Committee; Member of the
Compensation Committee
Principal Occupation: . . . President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation (‘‘Boyd
Gaming’’)
Experience: .......... Mr. Smith is President, CEO and a director of Las Vegas-based Boyd
Gaming, one of the nation’s leading casino entertainment companies with
22 operations in eight states and more than 25,000 employees. Mr. Smith is
an industry veteran with nearly 31 years of gaming experience. He joined
Boyd Gaming in 1990 and held various executive positions before being
promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2001. In 2005, Mr. Smith was
named President and elected as a director of Boyd Gaming and in 2008 he
assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. The common stock of Boyd
Gaming is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Arizona State
University. He served as Chairman of the Los Angeles Branch of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2012 to 2014. He also serves
as Chairman of the American Gaming Association and the Nevada Resort
Association. He served as Vice Chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and
Visitors Authority from 2005 to 2011.
The Board recognizes Mr. Smith’s diverse experience in investing in,
financing, and managing capital assets and real properties in various
geographic regions. Mr. Smith also has extensive experience in leading and
directing a large group of diverse employees. Mr. Smith’s accounting
training and experience and his service as Chairman of the Los Angeles
Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco also enable him to
provide valuable service to the Audit and Finance Committee.
Other Directorships: .... Mr. Smith is a director of Boyd Gaming.
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