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Market Cap:$10.6B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is one of the leading international developers of multi-use integrated resorts. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based is the parent company of The Venetian and The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casinos, Sands Expo and Convention Center, and The Sands Macao and The Venetian Macao in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region of Macao. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is developing the Cotai Strip , a master-planned development of resort casino properties in Macao, and was selected by the Singapore government to build The Marina Bay Sands , an integrated resort scheduled to open in Singapore by the end of 2009, in addition to Sands Bethworks, Pennsylvania's first gaming resort destination. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is also working with the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government of the PRC to master-plan the development of a leisure resort complex on Hengqin Island in the PRC.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Sheldon G. Adelson
Number of Employees 28,500
Contact Information

3355 Las Vegas Blvd S

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

lasvegassands.c...

(702) 414-1000

NAICS Code Casino Hotels: 721120

Recent Events

  • Moody's has negative outlook on Las Vegas Sands

    12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Soleil Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Las Vegas Sands LVS; Comments on Sands China IPO

    12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Debut on Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hurt by Trouble at Dubai World,...

    12/02/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Vegas tourism coming up snake eyes

    11/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands initiated with "buy"

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Starts Coverage on US Gaming: LVS, WYNN at Buy, MGM at Hold

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Initiates Coverage on Las Vegas Sands LVS with a Buy; Comments on Planned...

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Vegas on losing end of rough economy

    11/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Launches Macao IPO

    11/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Judge dismisses suits against Las Vegas Sands CEO, board over stock price drop

    11/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Sands to Put Macau Focus On Foreigners

    11/15/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • KeyBanc Downgrades LVS, MGM, WYNN to Underweight; Concerned with Discretionary Spending Levels

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands to raise $2.5B in Hong Kong IPO

    11/02/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stock

    10/29/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bradley H. Stone President of Global Operations and Construction, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Mike A. Leven Director, President & Chief Operating Officer
William P. Weidner President and COO
Ed Feiner Senior Vice President & Chief Architect
Kenneth J. Kay Senior Vice President & CFO
Scott D. Henry Chief Financial Officer
Robert G. Goldstein Executive Vice President
J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Leonard M. Deangelo Senior Vice President, Operations, Asia
David Sylvester Vice President, Retail Dev
Eric Bello Vice President of Sales
Ron Reese Executive Director
Miriam Adelson
Andrew R. Heyer Director
Charles D. Forman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Sheldon G. Adelson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Irwin A. Siegel Chairman
George P. Koo Board of Directors
Irwin Chafetz Board of Directors
James L. Purcell Board of Directors
Jason N. Ader Board of Directors
Jeffrey H. Schwartz Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Cotai Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Global Hospitality Resources Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. Owner Current
The Holocaust Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Director Current
Myths & Facts Online Board of Directors Current
The Jewish Virtual Library Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Principal Owner Former
University of New Haven Honorary Degree Former
Harvard Business School Honorary Degree Former
Babson College Honorary Degree Former
Tel Aviv University Honorary Degree Former
Columbia Business School Honorary Degree Former

Mr. Stone joined Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) as the company's executive vice president in 1995. As executive vice president, Mr. Stone oversees the operation, design and construction of the company's properties in Las Vegas and Macao, plays a key role in the company's financing, and future international and domestic developments. Mr. Stone is a graduate of the prestigious Hotel School at Cornell University and began his career as a trainee at New York City's famed Plaza Hotel. He has held management positions at Marriott's Essex House in New York and at Caesars Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, where he served as general manager. In 1981, Mr. Stone joined the Sands Hotel Casino in Atlantic City as director of operations. Mr. Stone earned a series of promotions, first to vice president of hotel and casino operations, then to executive vice president, and finally to president and COO - where he became, at the age of 29, one of the youngest casino presidents in gaming history. He also served as executive vice president of its parent company, Pratt Hotel Corporation. In April 1997, Mr. Stone was front and center as ground was broken on what would become the world-famous Venetian-Resort-Hotel-Casino. Mr. Stone oversaw nearly every facet of the $1.5 billion mega-resort's development, from the arrangement of financing, to the final construction plans. Mr. Stone's influence was felt throughout the creation of the spectacular resort destination, from the grandest of plans to the smallest of details.

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. President of Global Operations and Construction, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current
Construction Co., Inc. President Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Vice President Current
Hotel School Board of Directors Former
Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. Director of Operations Former
Plaza Hotel Trainee Former
Cornell University Graduate, Hotel School Former

Organization Position Status
Microtel Inns & Suites President and CEO of US Franchise Systems, Inc. (Usfs) Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Director, President & Chief Operating Officer Current
Marcus Institute Vice President Current
U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. Chairman Current
Hersha Hospitality Trust Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Director Current
Marcus Institute Board of Directors Current
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. President & CEO Former
Holiday Inn Worldwide President Former
Day's Inn President Former
Holiday Inn Worldwide Chief Operating Officer Former
American Hotel & Lodging Association Former
U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Johnson & Wales University Doctorate of Business Administration in Hospitality Management Former
Boston University Master of Science Former
Tufts University Bachelor of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Cotai President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. President and COO Current
Npri Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Veteran Hospitality Industry Executive Former
United Negro College Fund Chairman Former
Shorewood Packaging Corporation Board Member Current
Michigan State University M.B.A. Former
Michigan State University B.A., Business Administration & Hotel Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Senior Vice President & Chief Architect Current

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Senior Vice President & CFO Current
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Dole Food Company, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Dole Food Company, Inc. Vice President Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current

As president of The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, Mr. Goldstein has a variety of responsibilities, the most important being the oversight of daily operations of the four cornerstones of the resort's success - its hotel, food and beverage, casino, and retail operations. Under his leadership, The Venetian has become internationally recognized as a leading destination resort, recently receiving top honors as one of the world's best resorts by Travel + Leisure magazine. Since joining The Venetian in 1995, Mr. Goldstein has been instrumental in attracting premier retailers, restaurateurs, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, and the world-class Canyon Ranch SpaClub to the hotel. He also played a major role in the 2003 opening of the $275 million, 12-story, 1,013-suite Venezia hotel tower - Las Vegas' only hotel featuring a concierge level.

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Vice President Current
Austal Ships Pty, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current
Encore Media Partners Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current
See Las Vegas Online Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current
Global Hospitality Resources Senior Vice President, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current
Kilroy LP Attorney Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Senior Vice President Former
Victim/Witness Services Treasurer Former
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Graduate Former
University of Pittsburgh Graduate Former
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Senior Vice President & General Counsel Current
Tyson Foods, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Tyson Foods, Inc. General Counsel Former

Mr. DeAngelo has been the Company s Senior Vice President Operations, Asia since January 4, 2009. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. DeAngelo served as the Corporate Executive Vice President, Operations for Penn National Gaming, Inc., from July 2003 until July 2008. From December 2000 until July 2003, he was the President of Hilton Casino Beach Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He has also held senior executive positions at Sun International and at Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Senior Vice President, Operations, Asia Current

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Vice President, Retail Dev Current

Eric Bello is vice president of sales for Las Vegas Sands Corp., which owns The Venetian and Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casinos and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Venetian Macau in China, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. His extensive trade show background includes helping to develop the COMDEX show in the United States, Brazil, Toronto, China, Singapore, Mexico and Argentina before joining The Venetian in 2000 as director of sales.

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Vice President of Sales Current
Travelnevada Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Director Current

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Current

Irwin A. Siegel. Mr. Siegel has been a director of the Company since February 2005. He was a director of Las Vegas Sands, Inc. from February 2005 until July 2005. Mr. Siegel is a certified public accountant and was a partner (specializing in the hospitality industry) in the international accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1973 to 2003, when he retired. From 1996 through 1999 Mr. Siegel served as the CEO of the Deloitte operations in the former Soviet Union. Mr. Siegel has been working as a business consultant since 2003. Mr. Siegel has served on the boards of directors of many charitable and civic organizations and is the president of the Weinstein Hospice in Atlanta.

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Current
Deloitte & Touche LLP Partner Former

Organization Position Status
Mistral Equity Partners LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Mistral Equity Partners LLC Managing Director Current
University of Pennsylvania Trustee Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Director Current
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Pollo Loco Director Current
Niagara LaSalle Corporation Director Current
Niagara Corporation Board of Directors Current
Brite Media Group Board of Directors Current
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Board Member Current
Village Voice Media, Inc. Director Current
Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc. Director Current
The Argosy Group LP Managing Director Former
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Founder Former
Mistral Equity Partners LLC Founder Former
The Argosy Group LP Founder Former
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Managing Partner Former
Mistral Equity Partners LLC Managing Partner Former
American Express Company Team Member Former
The Argosy Group LP Advisor Former
CIBC World Markets Inc. Co-Head Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce vice chairman Former
CIBC World Markets Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. In Economics Former
University of Pennsylvania Member Former

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Committee Member Current

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Committee Member Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Partner Former

Jason N. Ader. Mr. Ader has been a director of the Company since April 2009. Mr. Ader is Chief Executive Officer of Hayground Cove Asset Management, a New York-based investment management firm that he founded in March 2003, and Hayground Cove Capital Partners, a merchant bank founded in March 2009. Mr. Ader is also the Founder and Chairman of the Board of India Hospitality Corp., a food service and hospitality business, and the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Global Consumer Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation formed to consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. From 1995 to March 2003, Mr. Ader was a Senior Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Prior to joining Bear, Stearns & Co. in 1995, Mr. Ader was a Vice President in equity research at Smith Barney.

Organization Position Status
India Hospitality Corp. Founder Current
India Hospitality Corp. Chairman of The Board Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Committee Member Current
New York University B.S. Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Fogelson Forum Chairman and CEO, Prologis Current
Bain Capital, LLC Managing Director Current
Soleil Securities Group, Inc. Director Current
Taleo Corporation Director Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors Current
Invoke Solutions Board of Directors Current
Fogelson Forum Board of Directors Current
Metrolacrosse, Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Dorado Marketing Group Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Committee Member Current
ProLogis Chief Executive Officer Former
ProLogis President of International Operations Former
ProLogis Chief Operating Officer, Asia Former
Wellington Management Company, LLP Vice President Former
Smith & Company Inc. Vice President Former
Fenner Corporation Vice President Former
Schwartz Founder Former
Schwartz Managing Partner Former
Wellington Management Company, LLP Portfolio Manager Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. team Former
ProLogis Global Development Team Former
ProLogis Chairman of The Board Former
ProLogis Vice Chairman Former
ProfitLogic Investor Former
Nomis Solutions, Inc. Investor Former
Thor Technologies, Inc. Investor Former
Taleo Corporation Investor Former
Gamelogic, Inc. Investor Former
Harvard University Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Emory University B.S Former
Harvard University Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former
Dartmouth College BA Former

Mr. Forman has been a director of the Company since August 2004. He has been a director of Las Vegas Sands, LLC since March 2004. Mr. Forman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centric Events Group, LLC, a trade show and conference business from April, 2002 until his retirement upon the sale of the business in 2007. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a director of a private company and participated in various private equity investments. From 1995 to 2000, he held various positions with subsidiaries of Softbank Corporation. During 2000, he was Executive Vice President of International Operations of Key3Media, Inc. From 1998 to 2000, he was Chief Legal Officer of ZD Events Inc., a tradeshow business that included COMDEX, which was the largest tradeshow in the United States in the 1990s. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Forman was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Legal Officer of Softbank Comdex Inc. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Forman was Vice President and General Counsel of The Interface Group, a tradeshow and convention business that owned and operated COMDEX. Mr. Forman was in private law practice from 1972 to 1988. Mr. Forman is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Overseer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Organization Position Status
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Board of Directors Current
The Overseer Board of Directors Current
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Committee Member Current
Interface Group Vice President Former
Interface Group General Counsel Former
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Compensation Committee Chairman Former

Executive News

  • Wynn Plans IPO of Macau Assets

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • Wynn turns rivalry with Sands into HK listing race

    South China Morning Post - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • Upward Mobility Goes Bust in Las Vegas

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • Sands eyes HK offering for its Macau casinos

    South China Morning Post - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • Sands Said to Plan August I.P.O. Application

    New York Times - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • Sands executive gets promotion, $535,000 raise

    Las Vegas Sun - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Palazzo sues Texas company in clothing trademark dispute

    Rolling Good Times - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • LV Sands promotes Rob Goldstein

    Rolling Good Times - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands promotes executive Goldstein

    CNBC - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands, Senior Executive Agree on Contract Extension

    Hotel News Resource - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands exec gets promotion, $535,000 raise

    Las Vegas Sun - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands, Senior Executive Agree on Contract Extension

    Reuters - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands, Senior Executive Agree on Contract Extension

    PR Newswire - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands Talks Up Macau Deals

    Motley Fool - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • Penny Stock Chaser Announces Investment Opinion on SAY, CIT, LVS, HL and CSE

    Business Wire - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • LVS Reconfirms Singapore Opening Timeline

    Reuters - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • LVS Reconfirms Singapore Opening Timeline

    PR Newswire - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • Sands' Adelson Mulls Macau IPO

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • Las Vegas Sands May Raise $2bn in IPO of Macau Assets

    Property Week - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Casino Firm Weighs Macau Deals

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/08/09 - View Story

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     LVS $16.17 +0.04 (0.25% )
Average Volume 41,462,800
Shares Outstanding 660.31M
Market Cap 10.7B
Year High 29.12
Year Low 1.38
Earnings Per Share -1.00
P/E Ratio -16.17
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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