Charles W. Scharer has been a member of the Board since July 2001. Mr. Scharer ended an eighteen-year career with Harveys Casino Resorts in January 2001, serving as Harveys' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until his retirement in January 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer from 1988 to 1995. Mr. Scharer is serving his third term as a commissioner of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, having been appointed by Governor Kenny C. Guinn in November 1999. Mr. Scharer also is a member of the Board of Directors of Barton Healthcare System of South Lake Tahoe, California and is a member of the Board of Advisors of InfomaCorp, LLC, a provider of High Speed Internet Access and related products primarily to the lodging industry. Mr. Scharer, a certified public accountant, graduated from San Jose State University in 1979. |