JOSEF WAGNER
named
VICE PRESIDENT OF
FOOD & BEVERAGE
From: Bobby Baldwin
CityCenter President & Chief Executive Officer
May 4, 2015
Please join me in welcoming Josef Wagner to ARIA as Vice President of Food & Beverage. Josef is responsible
for the overall strategic direction of the Food & Beverage Division, encompassing ARIA’s exceptional collection
of dining and beverage venues, as well as In-Room Dining and Catering & Banquets. He ensures that his
team of approximately 3,000 employees provides extraordinary guest service consistent with our property’s
luxury standards, as well as AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star expectations. He also fosters a work
environment that promotes teamwork, recognition and employee satisfaction. Josef serves as a member of
our Operating Committee.
Josef brings an extensive background in the Food & Beverage
Industry to his new role. He joins our team from The Venetian
& The Palazzo, where he served as Executive Director of
Food & Beverage since 2010. In that capacity, he successfully
oversaw operations for the property’s numerous dining and
beverage venues, and served as the liaison for their collection
of joint venture restaurants featuring award-winning chefs
such as Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Daniel
Boulud, and Buddy Valastro. During his tenure, Josef was a
member of the Human Resources Advisory Committee and
the SANDS Cares Committee, and was actively involved with
the Corporate Development team responsible for property
renovations and expansions.
Josef previously served as Director of Restaurants on the
pre-opening team of Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas in 2009.
There, he played an integral role in the successful opening of
all food & beverage venues at the resort, including the Forbes
Five Star-rated Twist by Pierre Gagnaire.
From 2005 to 2009, Josef held management roles at
numerous fine dining restaurants at Wynn Las Vegas,
including Daniel Boulud Brasserie, The Country Club
– A New American Steakhouse, Tableau, and Alex.
Prior to coming to Las Vegas, he worked in positions of
progressive responsibility at various hotels, restaurants
and nightclubs in Chicago, Illinois and Germany.
Josef received his Bachelor of Business & Hospitality
Management Degree from the Hotel School Passau in
Bavaria, Germany and holds a Hotel and F&B Management
Diploma from Cornell University in New York. Josef is also a
Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers,
as well as a certified Cocktail and Beverage Specialist from
the Southern Wine and Spirits (SWS) Beverage Academy.
Please provide Josef with your full support as he assumes
the responsibilities of his new role. He may be reached at
702-590-8505.
The appointment to the position(s) named herein may be subject to gaming or other regulatory approval, in which case the appointment is not effective until such approval
is obtained. MGM Resorts International may be making this announcement on behalf of an affiliate or subsidiary and, in such a case, is not the employer of the individual
in the announcement.