Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Western and Mid-South Regions
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
 

As Caesars Entertainment, Inc.’s executive vice president for human resources for the Western and Mid-South Regions, Steve Bell’s responsibilities include recruitment, training, organizational development, benefits and compensation.

Bell also leads the company’s community relations activities, diversity and corporate philanthropy initiatives.

In addition to his responsibilities at Caesars, Bell serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Welfare-Pension Fund. He also is a member of the Wharton Executive Education Advisory Board for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Bell reports to Caesars President and Chief Executive Officer Wallace R. Barr.

Before joining the company in 2001, when it was known as Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Bell was senior vice president for human resources for Teligent, Inc., a pioneering telecommunications start-up headquartered in Northern Virginia. At Teligent, Bell was a key member of the leadership team that launched and developed the company, supervising a human resources organization responsible for recruiting 3,000 employees.

Earlier, Bell served as vice president for human resources and organizational development for Comsat Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland. Before joining Comsat, Bell was vice president for human resources for American Express Corporation’s technology division, a worldwide organization that provides American Express travel related services and data processing and information management support. Previously, he held senior human resources positions with Sprint International and Martin Marietta Data Systems.

A native of Wareham, Massachusetts, Bell earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Connecticut, and served as assistant varsity basketball coach for his alma mater from 1972 to 1976. Bell and his wife Donna live in Las Vegas.

JANUARY 2004