The Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort, finally due to make its long-awaited opening in 2023, has named Cliff Atkinson as its President

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort, finally due to get its long-awaited opening night inward 2023, has named Cliff Atkinson as its President.

Atkinson, an experienced executive in the hotel industry, stepped into his new role like a shot after spending troika decades managing resorts inwards New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Most recently, he was President and COO at El-Aksur Hotel & Casino.

His role as Fontainebleau President testament initially involve creating a workforce to back up the curtain raising of the resort, which previously stated upwards to 6,000 jobs will live supported erst the propose is upwards and running.

On the upcoming launch, Atkinson commented: “I’ve been in the community. I’ve watched it; watched it change. It’s a outstanding story well-nigh not only if how the townspeople reinvents itself, but also an single property the like this.”

In previous roles, Atkinson has taken senior leadership roles at MGM Resorts International, where he was SVP of Hotel Strategy, before which he worked as General Manager for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in Las Vegas and San Francisco, and for Gramercy Park Hotel inward New York.

Jeffrey Soffer, Development Chairman and CEO, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, commented: “When we localise out to identify a illusionist leader for our next-generation luxuriousness resort, Cliff’s knowledge and relevant hands-on draw close and experience, linked with the linear perspective gained from nearly 30 years inwards hospitality, made him the unequivocal pick for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

“With Cliff guiding our team, we run send on with even greater confidence and cartel in our vision for the future tense of the Fontainebleau brand and Las Vegas.”

The Fontainebleau cast was ab initio started inwards 2007, though fell into discommode during the financial crisis o'er the next few years, sledding break inwards 2009.

Recently, it was reacquired by its current owner, with the financial patronage of Robert Koch Industries, and is at present scheduled for set in motion inwards Q4 2023.