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Edward B Pitoniak, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Pitoniak is VICI’s Chief Executive Officer and is a member of our board of directors. Previously, Mr. Pitoniak served as Vice Chairman of Realterm, a private equity real estate manager. From 2006 to 2019 Mr. Pitoniak served as an independent director at Ritchie Brothers (NYSE: RBA), the world’s largest auctioneers of construction equipment, and during that tenure served at times as Compensation Committee Chair and Nominating & Governance Committee Chair. In April 2014, Mr. Pitoniak became Managing Director of InnVest, a publicly listed REIT, responsible for recapitalizing the REIT and transitioning its management function from an external, third-party management model, to an internal management model. He then served as Chairman from June 2015 to August 2016, when the REIT was sold and taken private. He also served as a director of Regal Lifestyle Communities (TSE: RLC), a Canadian seniors housing real estate owner and operator, from 2012 until its sale in 2015. Mr. Pitoniak retired in 2009 from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of bcIMC Hospitality Group, a hotel property and brand ownership entity (formerly a public income trust called Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CHIP”)), where he was employed from 2004 to 2009. As Chief Executive Officer of CHIP, he led the company to four consecutive years of total return leadership among Canadian hotel REITs, and then to a sale in 2007. Mr. Pitoniak was also a member of CHIP’s Board of Trustees before it went private. Prior to joining CHIP, Mr. Pitoniak was a Senior Vice-President at Intrawest Corporation, a ski and golf resort operator and developer, for nearly eight years. Before Intrawest, Mr. Pitoniak spent nine years with Times Mirror Magazines, where he served as editor-in-chief and associate publisher with Ski Magazine. Mr. Pitoniak has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College. Mr. Pitoniak provides our board of directors with valuable experience in the hospitality, entertainment and real estate industries and, in particular, with respect to publicly held REITs. Our Company and our board of directors also benefit from Mr. Pitoniak’s extensive previous and current board service. In addition, Mr. Pitoniak’s position as our Chief Executive Officer allows him to advise our board of directors on management’s perspective over a full range of issues affecting the Company.
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John Payne, President & Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Payne is our President and Chief Operating Officer. He has over 21 years of experience in the gaming and hospitality business, and a track record of achieving superior results. Prior to this, Mr. Payne served as the Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., a position he held from 2014. He served as Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s President of Central Markets and Partnership Development from 2013 to 2014, its President of Enterprise Shared Services from 2012 to 2013, its President of Central Division from 2007 to 2012, and Atlantic City Regional President in 2006. In 2005, Mr. Payne also served as the Gulf Coast Regional President. Mr. Payne served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Payne is a Board Member of the Audubon Institute, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans and the Business Council of New Orleans as well as being the Chairman of the Board of The Idea Village. Mr. Payne holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Duke University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University.
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David Kieske, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Kieske is our Chief Financial Officer. He has over 20 years of real estate experience. He joins VICI from Wells Fargo Securities / Eastdil Secured where he most recently served as Managing Director in the Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking Group. In his role, Mr. Kieske was responsible for providing capital raising and financial advisory services to companies in the real estate and lodging industries. Throughout his career he has been directly involved in more than $75B of real estate transactions, including public and private debt, equity and equity-linked offerings, as well as a range of merger, acquisition and asset transactions. Prior to Eastdil, he worked in the Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking Groups at both Citigroup and Bank of America. Early in his career, he was a senior accountant at Deloitte & Touche and Assistant Vice President & Corporate Controller at TriNet Corporate Realty Trust. Mr. Kieske received his MBA from the University of California Los Angeles and BS from UC Davis.
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Samantha Gallagher, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Ms. Gallagher is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. She has over 15 years of real estate, capital markets and corporate law experience. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO). In this role, Ms. Gallagher held leadership responsibility for all corporate governance matters, Securities and Exchange Commission and NYSE compliance, structuring of corporate-level transactions, overseeing property-level and corporate acquisitions and dispositions, supervising litigation matters, as well as managing outside counsel. Ms. Gallagher also oversaw the negotiation and documentation pertaining to First Potomac Realty Trust’s recently completed merger with Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) in October 2017. Previously, Ms. Gallagher was a Partner at Arnold & Porter LLP, Bass, Berry & Sims plc, and Hogan Lovells US LLP. Ms. Gallagher received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, and her Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, summa cum laude.
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Gabriel Wasserman, Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Wasserman is our Chief Accounting Officer and is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s accounting, tax, treasury, SEC reporting and lease administration functions. He is also involved in structuring lease and credit agreements. Prior to joining VICI, he was the Controller of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT). Previously, Mr. Wasserman was a senior manager in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young where he served a diverse group of real estate clients including publicly traded REITs, private equity funds and commercial owners, operators and developers. Mr. Wasserman received a BSBA in Accounting and Finance from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is currently on the Board of Directors of The Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds and was previously on the Board of Directors of UJA-Federation of New York.

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Kellan Florio, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Florio is our Chief Investment Officer. He has over 15 years of real estate experience. He joins VICI from Goldman Sachs where he most recently served as Managing Director and Global Head of Lodging & Leisure within the Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Investment Banking Group. In his role, Mr. Florio was responsible for advising companies globally on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and capital raising in the public and private markets with a particular focus in hospitality, leisure, travel and experiential real estate. Throughout his 15+ years at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Florio was directly involved in over $100 billion of real estate transaction activity. Mr. Florio received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College and serves on the Board of Directors of Masinyusane Inc., a South Africa based non-profit focused on children’s education.

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James R. Abrahamson, Independent Chair

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Serves as an independent director of BrightView Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BV), the largest provider of commercial landscape design and maintenance services in the United States, since 2015 and served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer from June through September 2023.
  • Served as Board Chair of Interstate Hotels & Resorts (“Interstate”) from October 2016, the leading global hotel management company, until the sale of Interstate to Aimbridge Hospitality in October 2019. Previously served as Interstate’s Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to March 2017.
  • Served as an independent director of CorePoint Lodging Inc., a leading mid-scale REIT comprised of over 100 hotels, from its launch in 2018 until its sale to a joint venture between affiliates of Highgate Hotels, L.P. and Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in March 2022; as independent director at LaQuinta Holdings (NYSE: LQ) from 2015 until its sale in 2018; and as an executive director of the Board of Directors of Intercontinental Hotels Group (LON: IHG) in 2010 and 2011.
  • Previously held senior leadership positions with InterContinental Hotels Group (LON: IHG), Hyatt Corporation (NYSE: H), Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and served as President of the Marriott International National Association owners’ organization in 2017 and 2018; as Board Chair of the American Hotel and Lodging Association in 2015 and 2016; and as Board Chair of the U.S. Travel Association in 2013 and 2014.
  • Holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Abrahamson’s vast experience in, and knowledge of, the hospitality industry provides our Board of Directors with valuable insight into the industry. Skills gained from extensive previous and current board service in public and private companies are also valuable for our Company and our Board of Directors.
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Diana F. Cantor, Independent Director & Chair of the Audit Committee

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Partner and member of the Board of Managers of Alternative Investment Management, LLC, an independent, privately-held investment firm with a focus on private equity and hedge funds since January 2010.
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) since October 2005 and the Board of Directors of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) since 2012.
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of the VCU Health System Authority (where she chairs the Investment and Debt Committee), as well as Mauser Packaging Solutions and SCP Retirement Services (both private companies).
  • Previously served on the Boards of Directors of Media General Inc., Revlon, Inc., Vistage International, Inc., Knowledge Universe Education LLC, Edelman Financial Services, LLC (previously The Edelman Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EF)), Adore Me, and Service King Body and Paint LLC.
  • Former Chairman and served for 10 years as a Trustee of the Virginia Retirement System, where she served on the Audit and Compliance Committee. Served as a Managing Director with New York Private Bank and Trust from January 2008 through the end of 2009; as founding Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia College Savings Plan, the state’s 529 college savings program, from 1996 to 2008; and as Vice President of Richmond Resources, Ltd. from 1990 through 1996, and as Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1985 to 1990.
  • Certified Public Accountant. Holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an MBA from the University of Miami and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Florida.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Ms. Cantor possesses extensive financial skills and experience and brings to the Board of Directors an important financial perspective. Ms. Cantor also provides valuable consumer product and marketing knowledge, as well as significant public company directorship experience, providing a valuable perspective to our Company and our Board of Directors.
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Monica H. Douglas, Independent Director

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Serves as General Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company, a global brand and beverage company — a position she has held since April 2021. Prior to that, served as General Counsel, North America from January 2018 through April 2021, Legal Director in South Africa from September 2013 through December 2017 and as Vice-President of Supply Chain and Consumer Affairs from 2008 through 2013.
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement USA, an organization that provides programs for children in kindergarten through twelfth grade, which fosters work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills; the Board of Directors of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a membership organization of mothers with children ages two through nineteen, dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty; and the Board of Directors of Cool Girls, Inc., an organization dedicated to the self-empowerment of girls.
  • Holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Ms. Douglas possesses extensive consumer branding knowledge, as well as significant governance and risk management experience, on an international scale, through her experience as a general counsel for one of the most recognizable global brands, all of which provide meaningful additional perspective to our Company and our Board of Directors.
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Elizabeth I. Holland, Independent Director & Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Serves as Chief Executive Officer of Abbell Credit Corporation and Abbell Associates, LLC, a more than 80 year-old privately held real estate acquisition, development and management company with a portfolio of shopping center, office and enclosed mall properties, since 1997; and as Chief Executive Officer of Consortial Technologies, LLC, a privately held software development company.
  • Serves as an independent trustee of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), a leading shopping center REIT since January 2017.
  • Active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (“ICSC”), serving as the organization’s Chairman from 2016 to 2017, Vice Chairman from 2015 to 2016, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Member of the Urban Land Institute and its CRC Blue Flight Council.
  • Experience as a senior staff attorney on the National Bankruptcy Review where she was a member of a Congressional commission charged with making recommendations to the U.S. Congress for bankruptcy code reform; as a restructuring and business reorganization attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City; and as a fixed income portfolio manager.
  • Holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Hamilton College.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Ms. Holland’s retail real estate expertise and experience as Chairman of ICSC provide valuable and complementary skill sets to our Board of Directors. Ms. Holland also provides valuable perspective and experience to our Company and our Board of Directors through her role as a chief executive officer in the real estate industry and as a director for another publicly traded REIT.
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Craig Macnab, Independent Director & Chair of the Compensation Committee

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, invests in and develops properties that are leased primarily to retail tenants, from 2008 (with his service as Chief Executive Officer beginning in 2004) until his retirement in April 2017.
  • Serves as an independent director of Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT) since February 2024 and American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) since 2014.
  • Served as a director of Cadillac Fairview Corporation (a private company) from September 2011 through December 2022 and Forest City Realty Trust (NYSE: FCEA) from 2017 to 2018, Eclipsys Corporation from 2008 to 2014, and DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) from 2003 to 2015.
  • Served as Chief Executive Officer and President of JDN Realty, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, from 2000 to 2003.
  • Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MBA from Drexel University.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Macnab brings to our Company and Board of Directors extensive financial, strategic and management experience leading a publicly held REIT in the retail sector, as well as a broad skill set and perspective gained from extensive public and private company board experience.
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Edward B. Pitoniak, Chief Executive Officer

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on October 6, 2017.
  • Served as Vice Chairman of Realterm, a private equity real estate manager based in Annapolis, Maryland, that invests in logistics real estate, from January 2015 to July 2017.
  • Served as an independent director on the board of directors of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA), a global asset management and disposition company from July 2006 to May 2019; and as a director of Regal Lifestyle Communities (TSE: RLC), a Canadian senior housing real estate owner and operator, from 2012 until its sale in 2015.
  • Served as Chairman and Trustee of InnVest, a publicly listed REIT, from February 2015 to August 2016, when the REIT was sold and taken private, and served as Managing Director, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of InnVest from April 2014 to February 2015, where he was responsible for recapitalizing the REIT and transitioning its management function from an external, third-party management model to an internal management model.
  • Served as President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of bcIMC Hospitality Group, a hotel property and brand ownership entity (formerly a public income trust called Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CHIP”)), where he was employed from 2004 to his retirement in 2009. As Chief Executive Officer of CHIP, he led the company to four consecutive years of total return leadership among Canadian hotel REITs, and then to a sale in 2007. Mr. Pitoniak was also a member of CHIP’s Board of Trustees before it went private.
  • Prior to joining CHIP, served as a Senior Vice President at Intrawest Corporation, a ski and golf resort operator and developer, for nearly eight years. Before Intrawest, spent nine years with Times Mirror Magazines, where he served as editor-in-chief and associate publisher with Ski Magazine.
  • Holds a B.A. from Amherst College.
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Pitoniak provides our Board of Directors with valuable experience in the hospitality, entertainment and real estate industries and, in particular, with respect to publicly held REITs. Our Company and our Board of Directors also benefit from Mr. Pitoniak’s extensive previous board service. In addition, Mr. Pitoniak’s position as our Chief Executive Officer since our formation allows him to advise our Board of Directors on management’s perspective over a full range of issues affecting the Company.
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Michael D. Rumbolz, Independent Director

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
  • Serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI), a developer of gaming products and services since April 2022. Previously served in numerous positions at Everi Holdings, including Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer from March 2020 to April 2022 and President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2016 through March 2020.
  • Serves as an independent director of Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, LLC since 2008 and as the Chairman of the American Gaming Association since January 2024.
  • Served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), from 2005 until May 2020, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cash Systems, Inc., a provider of cash access services to the gaming industry, from 2005 until 2008 when Cash Systems, Inc. was acquired by Everi Holdings.
  • Served as former Vice Chairman of the Board of Casino Data Systems until it was sold in 2001, President and CEO of Anchor Gaming from 1995 to 2000, Director of Development for Circus Enterprises (later Mandalay Bay Group) from 1992 to 1995, and President of Casino Windsor at the time of its opening in Windsor, Ontario in 1995.
  • From time to time provided consulting services and held a number of public and private sector employment positions in the gaming industry, including serving as Member and Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board from 1985 through 1988 and as former Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada.
  • Inducted into the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame Class of 2022 in recognition of his contributions to the gaming industry over the past 40 years.
  • Holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and a J.D. from the University of Southern California
EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Rumbolz’s experience in the highly regulated gaming industry, both as an operator and as a regulator, provides a valuable perspective and practical insight to our Company and our Board of Directors. Our Company and our Board of Directors also benefit from Mr. Rumbolz’s extensive prior public and private board service.