Press Release: Aztar Corporation
July 12, 2001
PHOENIX, AZ -- Aztar Corporation (NYSE: AZR) yesterday announced the appointment of Richard J. Glasier, executive
vice president and chief financial officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., to the Aztar board of directors. The
appointment is subject to approval by the appropriate gaming authorities.
Mr. Glasier, 56 years of age, joined Royal Caribbean as senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1986
and was named executive vice president in 1996. Mr. Glasier is responsible for Royal Caribbean's financial, legal,
risk management and corporate planning functions as well as the firm's supply chain and commercial development
activities. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is the world's second largest cruise line. Mr. Glasier served in various
capacities with Ramada Inns, Inc., from 1978 to 1985, and previously with NCR Corporation. He holds a B.A. degree
in economics from Cornell College and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He is a resident of Miami,
Florida.
Aztar is a publicly traded company that operates Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Tropicana
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ramada Express Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, Casino Aztar in Caruthersville,
Missouri, and Casino Aztar in Evansville, Indiana.
SOURCE: Aztar Corporation