Named to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief business development officer for Boyd Gaming Group

Boyd Gaming

 Boyd Gaming has named Bob Boughner to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief business development officer, where he will lead the company’s expansion in existing and new markets, build corporate relationships and alliances, and pursue new business opportunities in a variety of areas, including Internet gaming. He will report directly to President and CEO Keith Smith. Boughner retains his current duties as president of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, continues to oversee Boyd’s development efforts on the Las Vegas Strip and remains on the company’s board of directors. Boughner joined Boyd Gaming in 1976 and has served in a variety of senior executive positions. He has been a member of the board of directors since 1996.