J. Carlos Tolosa is President of the Eastern Division of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. In that capacity he is responsible for the company’s casino operations in New Jersey North Carolina Iowa Illinois Kansas and Missouri.
Tolosa began his career with the company in 1971 and held various management positions with Holiday Inns Inc. a former parent company of Harrah’s Entertainment. In 1993 Tolosa rose to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations for Embassy Suites Hotels a division of Promus Hotels also a former parent company of Harrah’s Entertainment. A year later he assumed the role of Division President for Harrah’s Indian Gaming overseeing properties in several U.S. states. And prior to his current role he was President of the company’s Western Division.
Tolosa graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1973 and the Advanced Management for the Hospitality Industry (ALPHI) program at the University of Guelph-Ontario Canada in 1984. |