LAS VEGAS, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Gas Corporation
(NYSE: SWX) announced that Robert L. Boughner was elected as a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company on July 29, 2008. Mr. Boughner, 55,
will serve on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees of the Board.
Mr. Boughner has been with Boyd Gaming Corporation since 1976 and has
served in a variety of senior executive positions, including general
manager of various properties, Senior Vice President of Administration, and
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Boughner is currently President and Chief
Executive Officer of Echelon Resorts (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boyd
Gaming) and a Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation.
Mr. Boughner is active in civic and gaming industry affairs. He served
two terms on the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Convention and
Visitors Authority and serves on the Board of Bank of Nevada. In 2007, Mr.
Boughner and the Harrah Hotel College at the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas established the Bob Boughner Career Services Center to assist
students in the pursuit of employment in the hospitality, tourism, and
gaming industry.
SOURCE Southwest Gas Corporation
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