Seneca Resorts & Casinos has appointed Wade Howk as its new CFO, an executive with 30 years of national and international experience.
In the role, Howk will be responsible for the financial and operational accounting functions across Seneca Resorts & Casinos and its properties. That portfolio covers budgeting, income audit, financial analysis, financial reporting, general accounting and purchasing.
He will also monitor the company’s liquidity, performance and capitalization structure, and make recommendations to the Seneca Gaming Corporation Board of Directors on maintaining sound fiscal governance. Departmental business plans and budgets fall under his remit, as do internal financial reports and all financial filings.
Seneca President & CEO Kevin Nephew said: “Wade’s keen operational and strategic insight, deep industry experience and proven leadership make him an excellent choice for our new CFO, as we continue to meet the demands of a rapidly growing and changing gaming market.”
Howk most recently worked as COO at Inspire Entertainment Resort in South Korea. There he directed the full-scale opening of an integrated resort with more than 1,200 rooms, a 15,000-seat arena, 60 retailers and more than 2,800 employees.
Earlier in his gaming career, he served as CFO at Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati and spent several years in executive leadership roles at Penn Entertainment. Outside the gaming sector, he was corporate VP of strategy at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
Howk said: “I am thrilled to join Seneca Resorts & Casinos and to help the company build on its outstanding track record of investing in its properties, guests and team members, exhibiting strong industry leadership, and achieving proven operational success now and for the future.”
Howk earned degrees in management and accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi and holds an MBA from William Carey University.
Howk is a Certified Public Accountant and completed the Wharton Gaming Executive Program through the University of Pennsylvania
