MGM Resorts International announced the selection of James C. Stewart, previously a managing director and head of the Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Group at Greenhill & Co., as Chief Executive Officer of MGM Growth Properties LLC ('MGP'). The company also announced that Andy H. Chien, previously a managing director of Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging and Leisure at Greenhill & Co., has been selected as Chief Financial Officer of MGP. Stewart and Chien will be responsible for leading the formation of MGP and its initial public offering, and they will be instrumental in building a bench of leadership that positions MGP for success.

Both executives will be located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stewart has more than 25 years of investment banking experience focused on real estate, gaming and lodging transactions. In addition to his prior role at Greenhill & Co., Stewart was also a founder of the firm's Los Angeles office.

Chien has more than a decade of investment banking experience in real estate, gaming, lodging and leisure, and has executed more than $50 billion of strategic transactions. Chien has significant expertise in strategic, financial and operational analysis across debt, equity and mergers and acquisitions for REITs and gaming, lodging and leisure companies.