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MGM's Kirk Kerkorian's CEO (Jim Murren) - A Con Artist?

12/21/09

Permalink 01:01:17 pm, by Bud Email , 608 words   English (US)
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MGM's Kirk Kerkorian's CEO (Jim Murren) - A Con Artist?

James J. Murren - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer MGM MIRAGE

Did you read John L. Smith's piece in the Las Vegas Review~Journal about MGM Mirage Chairman and CEO Jim Murren? About how for the last 20 years he allowed his wife, his employer & employees, and the general public to believe he had played for the Philadelphia Phillies' minor league baseball team?

(I lived in Philadelphia for 10 years before moving to Las Vegas in 1989.)

It's all about image...being "hip" and "cool"

If Jim Murren could allow Heather, the mother of his children (and his own children) to believe that lie, I wonder what else he lied about...did he also fake his education like Terry Lanni?

Maybe I should have "embellished" my resume and lied about my age. I'd have been using the same tactics as my potential bosses...and I would now have a very good job - enjoying a great career.

I suppose I never truly understood or learned the lessons of ambition and success...and what one needs to do to achieve their goals in life (to obtain a lovely spouse and a high-paying job like Jim).

My father raised me to believe that if I worked hard, was respectful of others, told the truth, and lived a honorable life...I could achieve life's rewards.

A pity my father passed away almost 3 years ago, and I can no longer debate him and his theories about life.

Source:
http://www.lvrj.com/news/casino-executive-fouls-one-off-boasting-of-baseball-prowess-79750337.html

Jim with wife Heather

1998 - Jim Murren joined MGM MIRAGE as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
1999 - Jim was named President and Chief Financial Officer.
2007 - Jim was named President and Chief Operating Officer
2008 - Jim was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

MGM Mirage stock for the last 2 years while Jim was in charge

http://www.google.com/finance?q=MGM

Jim's Bio: (Needs updating!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murren

Maybe Kirk should have hired me!


Get to know the casino bosses - who they are and what they do.

Bob Stupak's excesses are especially noteworthy. He has twice lost campaigns to be mayor, won a $1 million bet on the Super Bowl, paid $100,000 to play for two minutes with the Harlem Globetrotters, and chummily refers to
Mob figures.
Steve Wynn is the former owner of the MGM's
Mirage
- but how did he gain and wield his tremendous power in Nevada? And why did a confidential Scotland Yard report prevent him from opening a casino in London?
Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, Steve Wynn,
: Binkley offers plenty of nuggets mined from her years on the beat, producing a full, flashy tale of powerful men and their pride, vanity, envy, greed and all the other cardinal no-nos that earned Vegas the name Sin City.




Other MGM Mirage Posts

MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) - Living on a Prayer in 2010 (Despite "Upgrade")
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2010/01/13/mgm-mirage-nyse-mgm-living-on-a-prayer-i

Casinos Won't Recover - What it Means for MGM Mirage
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2010/01/11/casinos-won-t-recover-what-it-means-for

MGM Mirage on Life Support - 2010 Not a Happy New Year
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2010/01/07/mgm-mirage-on-life-support-2010-not-a-ha

MGM Mirage - City Center is Doomed in 2010 to Cannibalism
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2009/12/31/mgm-mirage-city-center-is-doomed-to-cann

James "Jimmy" Murren - CEO MGM Mirage, Has A Magic Dream
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2009/12/29/james-jimmy-murren-ceo-mgm-mirage-has-a

MGM's Kirk Kerkorian's CEO (Jim Murren) - A Con Artist?
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2009/12/21/james-j-murren-chairman-of-the-board-and

MGM's Mister Kerkorian is a Very Wise Man
http://tobuds.com/blogs/blog2.php/2009/12/21/mgm-s-mister-kerkorian-is-a-very-wise-ma


Also see > CityCenter, Infinity World Development, MGM Mirage, Tracinda, Kerkorian

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