MGM Resorts International announced it has appointed Paul Salem to the Company's Board of Directors. With his appointment, the Company's Board has been expanded from 12 to 13 directors. Mr. Salem has been instrumental in helping grow Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. a premier global asset management firm, from approximately $170 million in assets to nearly $60 billion in assets under management across complementary private equity and credit businesses. He currently serves as a director of Grupo TorreSur. He previously served as a director of Asurion, Eircom, Madison River Telecom, MetroNet (formerly AT&T Canada), PanAmSat, Tele1 Europe, Verio, Wired Magazine and several other Providence investments.