Travellers International Hotel Group (TIHGI), owner and operator of Newport World Resorts (NWR), has appointed Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez as president and chief executive officer, and Lance Gautreaux as chief operating officer effective June 1, 2024.
The appointments conclude the year-long transition plan for TIHGI since its holding company, Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), assumed full ownership on May 30, 2023.
Rodriguez has been with NWR since August 2022 as chief strategy officer. Gautreaux joined the company in 2023, as chief casino officer, with an extensive background in gaming and hospitality across multiple international jurisdictions
Former president and CEO Kingson Sian officially retired from the company after being at the helm of TIHGI since it started 16 years ago as the country’s first integrated resort developer.
