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Boyd Gaming CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Keith E. Smith is the Boyd Gaming's CEO. Boyd Gaming has 25,000 employees, of which 25 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Boyd Gaming executive team is 28% female and 72% male.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 8% of Boyd Gaming management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Keith E. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Keith E. Smith is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation. He has been President and a director of the Company since April 2005, and he has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2008. Keith Smith served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from October 2001 through December 2007, and prior to being appointed President, Keith Smith had served as the Company’s Executive Vice President since May 1998. Keith Smith joined the Company in September 1990, serving in various controllership positions, the last of which was Senior Vice President and Controller. In 2005, Keith Smith was appointed to the Board of the Nevada Resort Association and served as Chairman from December 2008 until December 2012. Keith Smith has been a member of the board of directors of the American Gaming Association since January 2008, including serving as its Chairman in 2010 and 2011. From 2005 to January 2011, he served as Vice Chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In January 2012, Keith Smith was appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to serve as Chairman of the board of directors of its Los Angeles Branch, and he has served as a director on that board since January 2009.

William Samuel Boyd

Co-Executive Chair of The Board

Sam Boyd

Founder

Marianne Boyd Johnson

Vice Chairman/Exec VP/Chief Diversity OFC

Marianne Boyd Johnson's LinkedIn

Marianne Johnson applies extensive operations knowledge to her position as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, with oversight of the Company's purchasing programs and diversity initiatives. She also works on company-wide strategic issues, including development, customer service and operations. Johnson joined Boyd Gaming in January 1977 and is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. She also serves on the board of Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Stephen S. Thompson

Sr. Vice President

A. Randall Thoman

Board Member

Christine J. Spadafor

Board Member

John Robert Bailey

Board Member

Josh Hirsberg

EVP, Treasurer & CFO

Paul W. Whetsell

Board Member

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William Samuel Boyd

Co-Executive Chair of The Board

Sam Boyd

Founder

Boyd Gaming board members

Name & TitleBio
Keith E. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Keith E. Smith is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation. He has been President and a director of the Company since April 2005, and he has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2008. Keith Smith served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from October 2001 through December 2007, and prior to being appointed President, Keith Smith had served as the Company’s Executive Vice President since May 1998. Keith Smith joined the Company in September 1990, serving in various controllership positions, the last of which was Senior Vice President and Controller. In 2005, Keith Smith was appointed to the Board of the Nevada Resort Association and served as Chairman from December 2008 until December 2012. Keith Smith has been a member of the board of directors of the American Gaming Association since January 2008, including serving as its Chairman in 2010 and 2011. From 2005 to January 2011, he served as Vice Chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In January 2012, Keith Smith was appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to serve as Chairman of the board of directors of its Los Angeles Branch, and he has served as a director on that board since January 2009.

William Samuel Boyd

Co-Executive Chair of The Board

Marianne Boyd Johnson

Vice Chairman/Exec VP/Chief Diversity OFC

Marianne Boyd Johnson's LinkedIn

Marianne Johnson applies extensive operations knowledge to her position as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, with oversight of the Company's purchasing programs and diversity initiatives. She also works on company-wide strategic issues, including development, customer service and operations. Johnson joined Boyd Gaming in January 1977 and is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. She also serves on the board of Western Alliance Bancorporation.

A. Randall Thoman

Board Member

Christine J. Spadafor

Board Member

John Robert Bailey

Board Member

Paul W. Whetsell

Board Member

Peter M. Thomas

Board Member

Veronica J. Wilson

Board Member

Boyd Gaming leadership demographics

Boyd Gaming gender distribution in management team

  • The Boyd Gaming executive team is 28% female and 72% male.
  • Boyd Gaming is 47% female and 53% male company-wide.
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Male
72%
Company-wide: 53%
Female
Female
28%
Company-wide: 47%

Boyd Gaming executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Boyd Gaming executive officers is White.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Boyd Gaming's management is Black or African American.
  • 8% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 59% of employees are White.
  • 16% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 13% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Boyd Gaming

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Boyd Gaming

We have a great leadership team and my HR team is strong and willing to learn.

Cons of working at Boyd Gaming

nothing

Boyd Gaming benefits

As a member of leadership I have the ability to recognized and using my comping priviledges to thank my team.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Boyd Gaming

Respect by management and the ability to work with employee needs

Cons of working at Boyd Gaming

Furloughed due to the covid-19 outbreak

Boyd Gaming benefits

Benefits and training.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Boyd Gaming

The culture

Cons of working at Boyd Gaming

Extremely top heavy in management, very little resource support, Pays below market, limited career opportunities, toxic work environment.

Boyd Gaming benefits

20 days Paid Time off after working here for 5 years.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2019
Pros of working at Boyd Gaming

Some are friendly

Cons of working at Boyd Gaming

toxic environment in relation to management. Women are not respected

Boyd Gaming benefits

none

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