Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Promotes Matthew Demchyk to Chief Investment Officer
January 05, 2021 at 08:30 am EST
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Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. announced that Matthew Demchyk has been named Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Demchyk’s new role is effective immediately and he will report directly to GLPI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Carlino. Mr. Demchyk joined GLPI in February 2019 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Investments. As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Demchyk will lead GLPI’s investment strategy and be responsible for capital allocation, the evaluation of opportunities outside of the gaming sector, and the development of strategic relationships. Prior to joining GLPI, Mr. Demchyk was with Millennium Partners, where he served as Portfolio Manager of Real Estate Securities for over 9 years. Before Millennium, he oversaw a REIT investment strategy at Carlson Capital.
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed Pennsylvania real estate investment trust. The Company's primary business consists of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. Its portfolio consists of interests in approximately 62 gaming and related facilities across 19 states with eight tenants, which consists of the real property associated with gaming and related facilities. The Company's property portfolio includes Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg, Hollywood Casino Aurora, Hollywood Casino Joliet, Argosy Casino Alton, Hollywood Casino Toledo, Hollywood Casino Columbus, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race, Hollywood Casino Bangor, Zia Park Casino, Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast, Argosy Casino Riverside, Hollywood Casino St. Louis, Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, Ameristar Black Hawk, Tioga Downs Casino Resort (Tioga Downs), and others.