Mark Ford has joined the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino as vice president of finance. In this capacity, he oversees a team responsible for financial operations of the hotel and casino including accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, casino credit, casino cage, procurement and warehouse and receiving.
Prior to joining the Seminole Hard Rock, Ford worked for Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut for 15 years with various responsibilities ranging from vice president of finance to executive director of finance and financial controller to director of operational accounting.
Before his tenure at Foxwoods, he worked at Bally’s Grand Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey for ten years in various positions in internal audit and general accounting.
He’s a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. His community outreach includes active involvement as a United Way of Southeastern Connecticut volunteer for seven years serving on the finance committee, as a board member, treasurer and investment committee chair and board of directors chair-elect. Also, he was the Town of Ledyard girls’ softball league board member serving as the treasurer for seven years and coach for 13 years.
Ford graduated from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma with a bachelor of business administration in accounting. He attended the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada for an executive development program and the Center for Creative Leadership.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is South Florida's only real casino and leading entertainment destination featuring 71 tables offering Blackjack, Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, and Let it Ride. More than 2,500 of the most popular Vegas-style slots and games are available to play on its 145,000-square-foot casino floor including Multi-Area Progressive Jackpots and Mega Jackpots. The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise is a 12,000-square-foot private room offering no-limit Texas Hold ‘em, limit Texas Hold ’em, Seven Card Stud and two dollar and four dollar limit Omaha Hi Lo games. Our casino offers a non-smoking room and a high-limit gaming room with a cashier booth, check cashing services, and safe deposit boxes. The high-limit room also includes a VIP Plum Lounge exclusive area for loyal Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Players Club members and a celebrity show kitchen. This Four Diamond, AAA-rated, 500-room hotel offers 16 restaurants and lounges, 40,000 square-feet of meeting room space, a full-service, European-style spa, and 23 retail shops, 11 nightclubs, and Paradise Live - a 600 seat venue with classic music album performances in Seminole Paradise. Entertainment aficionados can enjoy national and international musical acts, comedic performances, and more in Hard Rock Live - a state-of-the art and acoustically-sound arena located on property. Lucky Street parking garage offers guests an additional 2,300 spaces for parking. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. From I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way. For more information, call (954) 327-ROCK, 1-800-937-0010 or visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com.
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