LAS VEGAS—MGM Resorts International announced that COO Corey Sanders will retire at the end of 2025, after more than three decades in leadership roles.
Sanders will remain COO through December 31, 2025, and then serve as an advisor to the president and CEO, Bill Hornbuckle, through December 31, 2026. The company plans to name Sanders’ successor later this month.
Sanders has held several senior positions since joining MGM Resorts. He became COO in 2010, overseeing the company’s Las Vegas and regional properties and departments, including hospitality, gaming, human resources, and strategic initiatives. Before that, he was the company’s CFO and treasurer. Sanders’ earlier roles included COO for Core Brands; executive vice president of operations for MGM MIRAGE; executive vice president and CFO for MGM Grand Resorts; executive vice president and CFO for MGM Grand; and assistant vice president of corporate finance and tax director for MGM Grand.
Hornbuckle said Sanders played a central role in the company’s growth, including the Mirage Resorts and Mandalay Resort Group acquisitions, as well as openings and expansions in Springfield, National Harbor, Empire City, and Borgata. “It’s impossible to overstate what Corey has meant to this company over the last 30-plus years,” Hornbuckle said. “He has been a constant presence, providing foundational leadership for all the key moments that have defined our history.”
MGM Resorts, headquartered in Las Vegas, operates destination resorts across the United States and in Macau.
