Ray Pineault
After 20 years of service to the Mohegan Tribe including serving as President and General Manager of the brand’s flagship property, Mohegan Sun Connecticut, and most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Mohegan, Ray brings a wealth of legal and business knowledge with him to the CEO role.
In this role, Ray is responsible for the overall success of Mohegan where, in alignment with the Board, he will create, communicate, and execute a global vision, strategy, and direction for the company, drive the company’s culture, values, and behavior, build a high performing executive team, and allocate capital to the company’s priorities. He will also drive the operational results of all Mohegan owned and affiliated properties - through overseeing the effective development, implementation and measurement of all strategic business plans, including capital and operating budgets, marketing, technology, people, operations, development, and legal.
As CEO, Ray will ensure that each of Mohegan’s properties around the world meet or exceed operational, employee engagement, guest service, cultural, strategic and fiscal plans, while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance and the tenants of Spirit of Aquai.
David Martinelli
After more than 20 years of service to Mohegan’s flagship property, Mohegan Sun Connecticut, and serving as the property’s Chief Marketing Officer, David Martinelli has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer for the Mohegan brand. Dave began his career with Mohegan in 1999 and was quickly promoted to Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. He worked closely with the WNBA Connecticut Sun team and Mohegan Sun Arena as Business Manager before being named Vice President of Customer Relationship Management and eventually Chief Marketing Officer. Dave graduated from Brown University with a degree in Economics. He is married to Kerry Martinelli. They have two sons, David and Danny and reside in North Kingstown, RI.
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith joined Mohegan in 2019 as Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, responsible for creating and overseeing the execution of Mohegan’s global people strategy, propagating a work culture based on the company’s values, and driving PX (people experience - team member engagement and guest satisfaction). In her role, she oversees organizational architecture, policies, and systems focused on optimizing people-centered activities (recruiting, onboarding, compensation & benefits, people operations, performance, people and organizational development, succession, career development, change management, and corporate communications).
Smith comes to Mohegan from The Leading Hotels of the World based in NYC, where she was the Senior Vice President, Organization Development and HR for 10 years. Responsible for the employee experience in The Americas, EMEA, and APAC, she built and led teams that instituted new compensation structures, titling architectures, a learning institute, HCM, performance systems and coached top executives. Designing and presenting summits, she brought leaders together annually from 25 countries raising the bar on leadership capability.
Prior, Smith served as President of The Smith Factor, LLC where she worked with global organizations to build customer service cultures. Earlier in her career, she was the Executive Vice President, HR, at Wyndham International and held various leadership positions at The Walt Disney Company. Smith has a Master’s Degree in Career & HR Development from RIT, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Rollins College.
Joe Hasson
As COO, Hasson oversees the day-to-day operational success of Mohegan’s resorts across the United States, Canada and Northern Asia. His passions span enhancing operational efficiency and guest satisfaction while maintaining the high service standards that define Mohegan. Hasson collaborates closely with Mohegan’s President and CEO, Ray Pineault, to ensure the alignment of all strategic processes with company-wide goals, emphasizing the sustainable growth of Mohegan's portfolio of entertainment resorts.
Hasson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Rider University, NJ and brings over 40 years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industry. Beginning his hospitality career in Atlantic City, NJ, his past roles ranged from Hotel Director to Controller and Audit Director. A former Certified Public Accountant, Hasson launched his business and finance career at Deloitte in the Philadelphia and Atlantic City areas. He later served as the COO of Station Casinos LLC and Red Rock Resorts, Inc., where he guided and managed multiple casinos and resorts operating principally in Las Vegas.
Beyond his corporate roles, Hasson has shown a strong commitment to community service, serving on numerous boards, including Chambers of Commerce in southern Nevada, the Henderson Convention Center and Visitors Bureau, and the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.
Richard Lindsay
Richard Lindsay joins the Mohegan team as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer and is responsible for overseeing, directing and managing the business development and growth opportunities for Mohegan, including identifying, negotiating and creating strategic deals both internationally and domestically. As Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Lindsay will work closely with the CEO and executive leadership to drive the company’s strategic vision of becoming world-renowned as a premier, global integrated resort and entertainment brand. Before joining the Mohegan team, Lindsay worked with John Buck Company and Kerzner International and brings decades of experience developing world-class resorts in global markets including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, New Delhi, England, Germany and Mexico.
Mark started his career with Deloitte in the Enterprise Risk Services practice. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor and he holds degrees from Stonehill College and Northeastern University. Mark transitioned into private industry (Internal Audit) in 2003 at Staples Inc. In 2008, Mark accepted a position with Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. (Global Power Transmission Manufacturing Company) as the Chief Audit Executive and then transitioned to a Chief Information Officer before joining Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Student Text Book and Digital Content Provider for K-12) in 2012 as the Vice President of Internal Audit. He has been with the Mohegan Tribe (Mohegan Sun) in Connecticut as the Chief Audit Executive since 2016.
Raymond Lin
Raymond Lin recently joins Mohegan as Chief Legal Officer to develop Mohegan’s legal and compliance strategy. With more than 25 years of experience in the legal field, Lin brings a range of valuable knowledge to this role and will be integral in planning and implementing the broad legal aspects of creating a strong business that holds itself to a higher standard of accountability for financial discipline, disclosure, legal compliance, planning and strategic direction.
In his new role, Lin will report directly to Pineault and will be responsible for advising executive management on legal matters regarding a wide range of commercial transactions, regulatory issues, international and domestic policy-making decisions, and formulating business, operational and legal strategies. He will also lead the legal, compliance and risk management teams to ensure that all current, future and strategic matters support the best interest of all of Mohegan and the Mohegan Tribe.
Prior to becoming Chief Legal Officer, Lin served as a Partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP. In that role, he served as co-head of the private equity practice group, representing clients in the industry including lenders, developers, owners and operators of gaming properties. Earlier in his career, Lin worked at Davis, Polk & Wardwell and served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Collins J. Seitz of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Nelson Parker
Nelson Parker serves as Mohegan's Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for identifying, assessing and executing growth opportunities and strategic new venture projects for the company. In this role, Parker plays a critical role in future growth and capital planning, initiating and vetting growth opportunities and collaborating across all functional areas to ensure successful implementation. He works closely with the executive team to align strategic initiatives with Mohegan's long-term goals and vision.
Parker brings extensive experience in the gaming industry, having previously served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Penn National Gaming, Senior Vice President of Hotel & Casino Development at Hard Rock International, Vice President of Development at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Corporate Director of Development at Argosy Gaming. Before joining Mohegan in 2022, he served as a Managing Director at Driftwood Capital, a private equity fund focused on hospitality investments.
In his role at Mohegan, Parker is dedicated to leveraging his extensive industry knowledge to drive growth, enhance financial performance and create exceptional guest experiences worldwide.
Ari Glazer
With over 20 years of investment banking experience advising global gaming and hospitality companies, Ari Glazer brings a wealth of financial acumen and industry knowledge to the role as Mohegan’s Chief Financial Officer where he is responsible for all finance activities including financial planning and analysis, capital markets, accounting, tax, treasury, procurement and cash management.
Prior to joining Mohegan, Glazer spent 20 years at Citigroup where he served most recently as Managing Director and Global Head of Gaming and Hospitality client coverage. Glazer has advised leading companies in the industry on strategic and capital markets transactions, successfully guiding clients through complex situations with innovative solutions that delivered substantial business growth and value creation. He brings deep experience across both U.S. and international financial markets, to support Mohegan as a leading global diversified gaming operator.
Glazer holds a B.A. from New York University and an M.B.A from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University.
George Galinsky
George Galinsky was named Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications for Mohegan in June of 2014. Galinsky has been in marketing for the organization for over 20 years. His focus began at the flagship property, Mohegan Sun Connecticut, and his work has expanded to include all current and future Mohegan owned, operated and managed properties. He is responsible for overseeing brand marketing strategy and execution for Mohegan Sun Connecticut, including Mohegan Sun Arena and the Shops at Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Pennsylvania, Resorts Casino Hotel, ilani Casino Resort, Mohegan Casino Las Vegas, Fallsview Casino Resort, Casino Niagara and INSPIRE in South Korea. Notably, Galinsky spear-headed and launched Mohegan Sun’s online TV series, “Back of House”, which can be viewed at backofhouse.tv. This multi-award-winning show gives guests a peek behind the curtain at the hospitality business, reinforcing the authenticity of the Mohegan Sun brand. The show follows a collection of ambitious casino team members behind the scenes and front of house as they lead and manage major grand openings, celebrity signings and appearances, special events, food preparation, headline concerts and more.
Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts brings a wealth of experience to his newly appointed role as President of Mohegan Digital. Roberts will oversee the successful operations of a best-in-class iGaming and sports betting digital experience for Mohegan, taking the brand to new heights. In his role, Roberts will work closely with the executive team to create and bring industry leading and premium IP into the digital world to Mohegan’s passionate audience of current gaming and future iGaming customers around the globe.
Roberts joins Mohegan from his most recent position as Executive Business Consultant for RSD Consulting, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations enter the U.S. sports digital media, regulated digital gaming, and eSports markets. Prior, Roberts was the CEO of FaceOff, a peer-to-peer social/skill sports gaming platform in the U.S.
Tom Cantone
In his role as Senior Vice President of Sports & Entertainment, Tom Cantone oversees all aspects of the entertainment offerings at Mohegan properties including Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Mohegan Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Additionally, he resumes similar responsibilities at all future properties acquired and/or managed by Mohegan.
Cantone previously served as Vice President of Sports & Entertainment of the flagship property in Connecticut since 2007. Prior to Mohegan Sun, Cantone held senior management marketing positions at Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Sands Hotel & Casino, Hershey Entertainment & Resort Co., Hollywood Casino and various Trump properties. He brings over 25 years of experience to his new role and is a graduate of Penn State University.