Press Release
October 24, 2000
BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- Hilton Hotels Corp. (NYSE:HLT) said yesterday that Thomas E. Gallagher, the company's executive
vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel, is leaving the company, having been elected by
the board of directors of Park Place Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:PPE ) as that company's president and chief
executive officer, effective immediately.
``Tom is an extremely talented executive who has played numerous positions at Hilton with great ability, incredible
energy and sound judgement,'' said Stephen F. Bollenbach, Hilton's president and chief executive officer. ``He
brought to Hilton not only his outstanding legal talent and broad experience in both gaming and lodging, but his
excellent management skills. We will miss him, but the opportunity to lead Park Place as its president and CEO
is a terrific one, and we wish him nothing but the best in his new position.''
Bollenbach added that the company would commence a search for a new general counsel in due course.
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