PNK Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (delisted)

Pinnacle Entertainment Appoints Humberto Trueba, Jr. Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Training LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. today announced the appointment of Humberto "HT" Trueba, Jr. to the position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Training. Mr. Trueba joins Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. from Citicard, a division of Citigroup Inc., a diversified global financial services holding company providing a broad range of financial services to 200 million consumers and corporate customers in over 100 countries and territories. He served as National Training and Performance Director for the Credit Card division. In this role, he successfully led the initial training development and orientation of the Home Depot Credit Service portfolio launch. Prior to Citigroup, Mr. Trueba held various senior-level positions in Human Resources and Training for TeleTech, a global customer relationship and outsourcing solutions company that employs more than 27,000 professionals spanning North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. He has also worked for Walt Disney World as a senior manager in Park and Resort Operations, Human Resources, Training and Development and Organizational Design. He worked on several grand openings for Disney's park and resort operations, including Animal Kingdom, Coronado, Disney Cruise Lines, Blizzard Beach, Disney Wide World of Sports and Disney All Star Sport. His academic achievements include a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Food Science and Industry from Kansas State University. He also holds an executive MBA from the University of Denver and certifications from the University of Michigan and the Society for Human Resource Management in the areas of Human Resources, Training, Instructional Development and Organizational Development. Mr. Trueba will lead Pinnacle Entertainment's company-wide human resources and training strategy. He will work alongside Art Goldberg, the Company's Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Benefits. Both Messrs. Trueba and Goldberg will report to Wade Hundley, the Company's Chief Operating Officer. "I've always admired Disney's success in hiring, motivating and retaining customer-oriented employees. As we've pulled together the new Pinnacle management team, I've looked high and low for someone in this important role who could help us emulate that approach in the gaming industry," commented Daniel R. Lee, Pinnacle's Chairman and CEO. "HT has the personality and experience to help us be the employer-of-choice in the industry and to help our employees understand the importance of being customer-centric. We are very pleased to have him join our team." "I'm very excited to work with the Pinnacle's leadership team in shaping and molding the Company's new direction," said Mr. Trueba. "I look forward to leveraging my leadership experience in building a high-performance HR and training organization to support the General Managers at our properties and to ensure a successful opening of our Lake Charles project." About Pinnacle Entertainment Pinnacle Entertainment owns and operates seven casinos (four with hotels) in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Argentina, and receives lease income from two card club casinos, both in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Company also is developing a major casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, subject to continued compliance with the conditions of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. For further information, please contact Dan Lee, Chairman & CEO, +1-702-784-7777, Steve Capp, CFO, +1-702-784-7777, or Wade Hundley, COO, +1-702-784-7777, all of Pinnacle Entertainment; or Sean Collins, partner, CCG Investor/Public Relations, +1-818-789-0100, for Pinnacle Entertainment. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect future results and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Pinnacle Entertainment. Pinnacle Entertainment cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. DATASOURCE: Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Dan Lee, Chairman & CEO, +1-702-784-7777, Steve Capp, CFO, +1-702-784-7777, or Wade Hundley, COO, +1-702-784-7777, all of Pinnacle Entertainment; or Sean Collins, partner, CCG Investor/Public Relations, +1-818-789-0100, for Pinnacle Entertainment

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