Elaine Wynn, a co-founder and a top stockholder of Wynn Resorts, has engaged Abernathy MacGregor Group as she mounts a campaign for re-election to the Wynn Resorts board.
The Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company, led by Wynn's ex-husband, Steve Wynn, did not re-nominate her for its board election April 24.
Elaine's Wynn's proxy push is urging shareholders to disregard the company's recommendations in favor of her own card. "My unique history with Wynn Resorts has afforded me a strong, independent voice on the board," she said in a letter to shareholders. "I do not simply toe the party line and instead hold our management team, including our Chairman and CEO, accountable to our stockholders."
In addition to Abernathy MacGregor on the PR front, Elaine Wynn has brought in Okapi Partners on the IR front.
Wynn Resorts, meanwhile, is working with Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher for PR in its proxy campaign, as well as IR firm D.F. King & Co.
The company said it has decided to reduce the size of its top class of shareholders and therefore decided no to re-nominate Elaine Wynn based on the recommendation of its corporate governance committee. The company listed concerns over conflicts of interest, her ongoing litigation with her ex-husband, and the "view that Ms. Wynn is not meaningfully contributing to the board's discussion and work," among key factors in the decision.
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