Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 25, 2002
CHARLES L. ATWOOD is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and
Treasurer for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. His responsibilities include
all financial functions of the company, including Treasury, Accounting,
Internal Audit, Investor Relations, as well as planning and analysis.
Mr. Atwood joined the company in 1979, when he worked on the acquisition
of Harrah's by Holiday Inns, Inc. He moved to investor relations in 1980
and handled this function throughout the transition of the company from
Holiday Inns to Holiday Corporation, the sale of the Holiday Inn hotel
business, and the formation and ultimate spinoff of The Promus
Companies. Harrah's Entertainment was created as a result of the last
spinoff. He was named Treasurer in 1996 and promoted to Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2001. Mr. Atwood has
served on numerous special projects and task forces. He received his MBA
in Finance from Tulane University and is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Profile
events in the history of Harrah's and then go on to a picture of what
you're doing now?
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