Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 2018

Edward B. Pitoniak is VICI Properties’ Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of Realterm, a private equity real estate manager. From 2006 to 2019, Mr. Pitoniak served as an independent director at Ritchie Brothers (NYSE:RBA). In April 2014, Mr. Pitoniak became Managing Director of InnVest, a publicly listed REIT, responsible for recapitalizing the REIT and transitioning its management function from an external, third-party management model to an internal management model. He then served as Chairman from June 2015 to August 2016, when the REIT was sold and taken private. He also served as a director of Regal Lifestyle Communities (TSE:RLC) from 2012 until its sale in 2015. Mr. Pitoniak retired in 2009 from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of bcIMC Hospitality Group, a hotel property and brand ownership entity, where he was employed from 2004 to 2009. His career has also included roles at Intrawest Corporation and with Times Mirror Magazines, where he served as editor-in-chief and associate publisher with Ski Magazine. Mr. Pitoniak has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College. Profile
TWST: VICI was formed last year as a spinoff from Caesars Entertainment. Would you tell us a bit about the strategy and decision-making behind the spinoff, and any corporate milestones since then