Les Ottolenghi — Executive VP & Chief Information Officer at Caesars Entertainment

Executive Bio

Mr. Les Ottolenghi has been the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Caesars Entertainment Corporation since January 2016. Mr. Ottolenghi is responsible for shaping and implementing Caesars' technology agenda across all company platforms. He is a proven leader in the gaming and hospitality sectors. Mr. Ottolenghi is a top global technology executive who joins Caesars from Las Vegas Sands Corporation, where he served as the Chief Information & Innovation Officer. Mr. Ottolenghi was a Co-Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of INTENT MediaWorks, Inc. He co-founded FuzeBox Inc. Mr. Ottolenghi served as Advisor of Kuboo, Inc. (also known as Safe Communications Inc.) since May 2011. Prior to INTENT MediaWorks, he co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of AgentWare. He served as Vice President of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, where he led a team that built the groundbreaking Mercavia Network, tying more than 5,000 travel agents directly to travel suppliers via the Internet. He has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur in start-ups and as an executive in Fortune 500 companies. He advised the White House in March 2005 on new business models and has testified before the U.S. Supreme Court (re: MGM v. Grokster) and the Federal Trade Commission regarding legitimate P2P use. He served as the Chairman of Kuboo, Inc. (also known as Safe Communications Inc.) until May 2011. He serves as a Director at Mediavix, Inc. Mr. Ottolenghi serves as an adjunct Professor at Emory University, teaching technology and business strategy. He has authored the Web 2.0 strategic plan for the largest music publisher in the world and advises TBS, Turner Studios, Starz and The Discovery Channel. In 2006, he received the Innovator of the Year award by the Distributed Computing Industry Association. Mr. Ottolenghi has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, having been named a Top 60 CIO by Execurank and in 2015 he was nominated for CIO of the Year by CIO Magazine. Mr. Ottolenghi earned a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Emory University's Goizueta School of Business, where he received a Woodruff Fellowship and graduated Beta Gamma Sigma.

Executive VP & Chief Information Officer Impact on IT Department's Culture

Les Ottolenghi holds the highest position within the IT department at Caesars Entertainment — Executive VP & Chief Information Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the IT department. The average employee described daily life within the IT department as a having a Bureaucratic pace and not challenging 10 hour day, stating that they are not happy with their work life balance. Employees within Caesars Entertainment's IT department are not invested in Caesars Entertainment's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Caesars Entertainment Employees

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Caesars Entertainment's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 15%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Experience - Entry Level 83/100

Department - Operations 63/100

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 58/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Department - Finance 25/100

Ethnicity - Other 30/100

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 43/100

Caesars Entertainment's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 135 ratings, Caesars Entertainment's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D” or 53/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the Operations department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Finance department.

Caesars Entertainment's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies in Las Vegas, NV and Bottom 15% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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