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As President and CEO of Boyd Gaming Corporation, Keith Smith leads one of the largest and most respected casino entertainment companies in the United States. An industry veteran with more than 35 years of gaming experience, Mr. Smith first joined Boyd Gaming Corporation in 1990. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations in 1998, Chief Operating Officer in 2001, and President in 2005. In January 2008, Mr. Smith was named CEO of Boyd Gaming. Mr. Smith has also been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since April 2005. Mr. Smith currently serves on the board of directors of regional airline operator SkyWest, Inc. where he serves as chairman of both the audit committee and nominating and governance committee. He previously served as chairman of the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, chairman of the American Gaming Association, chairman of the Nevada Resort Association, and vice chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Josh Hirsberg joined the Company as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective January 1, 2008 and was promoted to Executive Vice President effective January 13, 2016. Prior to his position with the Company, Mr. Hirsberg served as the Chief Financial Officer for EdgeStar Partners, a Las Vegas-based resort development company. He previously held several senior-level finance positions in the gaming industry, including Vice President and Treasurer for Caesars Entertainment and Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations for Harrah's Entertainment.

Mr. Bailey is managing partner of Bailey Kennedy, a Las Vegas law firm which he founded in 2001. Mr. Bailey has 40 years of legal experience, with a particular focus on business practices, commercial corporate litigation, healthcare law and gaming law. Mr. Bailey has served in board positions with a wide range of regulatory and community organizations over the last 15 years, including as chair of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, chair of the Nevada State Bar Moral Character and Fitness Committee, chair of the Governing Board of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, member of the Southern Nevada District Court Review Commission, director of the Council for a Better Nevada, the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, the Public Education Foundation, the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, and the Nevada Health & Bioscience Asset Corporation. He previously served on the board of directors of SHFL Entertainment, Inc., at the time a publicly traded company.

Ms. Spadafor is the Chief Executive Officer of SpadaforClay Group, Inc., a management consulting firm. Ms. Spadafor also has experience as a corporate, university, private equity, venture capital, and non-profit board director and has served as advisor to Fortune 100 C-suite executives. Prior to establishing her own firm, she was a partner at three global management consulting firms, including the Boston Consulting Group. Ms. Spadafor is a commentator on BBC World Service's Business Matters global radio broadcast and podcast, a lecturer in the Visiting Executive Program at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and other graduate programs. She is a speaker/keynote at seminars, meetings and podcasts addressing agile leadership and board governance, including the US Chamber of Commerce, and is a contributor to Forbes, Fortune, Inc., and other business journals. The American Bar Association/Direct Women recognized her as one of the nation's top 20 female attorneys with business expertise to serve on corporate boards.

Mr. Thoman is the principal of Thoman International, LLC, a business advisory and consulting firm, which he formed in 2009. Prior to his current responsibilities, Mr. Thoman held several positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) during a more than 30-year career with the firm, including serving as a partner from 1991 until his retirement in 2009. For more than 15 years, Mr. Thoman served as the primary technical partner in Deloitte's Las Vegas office, having responsibility for the technical interpretation and application of accounting principles and audit standards and the review of all reporting issues and financial statements for Nevada-based clients registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He previously served on the board of directors of Southwest Gas Holdings, SLS Las Vegas, and SHFL entertainment, Inc.

Mr. Whetsell previously served as Vice Chairman of Loews Hotels Holding Corporation and as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2012 until 2015. Mr. Whetsell has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstar Hotel Company since 2006. Currently, Mr. Whetsell is on the board of Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. and serves as the chair of the compensation committee. Mr. Whetsell is on the board of Vistry Group in the United Kingdom and serves as chair of its remuneration committee. Mr. Whetsell served on the board of NVR, Inc., a publicly traded company, from 2007 until his retirement from that board in 2018. Mr. Whetsell was a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association's Industry Real Estate and Financing Advisory Council and previously served on the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).

Mr. Hartmeier is the former Group Head of Lodging, Gaming and Leisure Investment Banking at Barclays and also sits on the board of directors of DiamondRock Hospitality. Mr. Hartmeier previously served on the board of directors of Full House Resorts, Inc., a regional casino operator. His other prior roles include group head positions in hospitality and gaming for Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Hartmeier has completed over $125 billion in financing and advisory assignments during his 25 years as an investment banker. Mr. Hartmeier received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics-Business from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). While at UCLA, he was awarded the Pacific-10 Conference Medal. He is currently licensed as a certified public accountant (inactive) and began his career as an auditor at Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Boyd has served as a Director since September 1992 and served as Vice President of the Company from December 1990 through September 2024. He also served as chair of the Company's corporate compliance committee. Mr. Boyd also held various administrative and operations positions within the Company from 1978 through December 1990. Mr. Boyd serves on the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada.

On June 22, 2026, the Board of Directors of Boyd Gaming Corporation appointed Stacia J. Andersen and George C. Roeth as members of the Board, effective on that date. Andersen is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for PetSmart LLC, one of the nation's largest pet supply retailers. Prior to joining PetSmart in 2019, Andersen served as President of Abercrombie & Fitch, and previously held several senior executive roles during a 20-year career at Target Corporation. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Wolverine World Wide, a leading footwear manufacturing company.

Mr. Boyd has served as a director of the Company since its inception in June 1988 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 1988. Mr. Boyd has served in the role of our Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since January 2008, and now serves as our Co-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors beginning in January 2021. Mr. Boyd previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1988 through December 2007. A co-founder of California Hotel and Casino, the predecessor of the Company and now one of its subsidiaries, Mr. Boyd has been a director of that company since its inception in 1973, and he has held several offices with that company, including having served as its President. Prior to joining California Hotel and Casino, Mr. Boyd practiced law in Las Vegas. William S. Boyd will be retiring from the Board on May 4, 2023 at the expiration of his current term. At such time the Board will appoint him as Chairman Emeritus of the Company, although he will not be a member of the Board.

Since January 1, 2026, Ms. Johnson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and has served as a Director of the Company since 1990. Ms. Johnson previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board, Co-Executive Chair and Vice Chairman. Ms. Johnson also served as an Executive Vice President of the Company from 2008 to May 2023, which followed more than 30 years of service with the senior management team and 15 years of service in various operational positions within the Company. Ms. Johnson has served on the board of directors of Western Alliance Bancorporation since 1995, where she also serves as a member of the compensation committee and governance committee. Ms. Johnson is the daughter of William S. Boyd, our Chair Emeritus, and is the sister of William R. Boyd.

Ward Shaw was appointed Executive Vice President of Midwest & South Operations on December 1, 2024, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations since October 2018. In his current role, Mr. Shaw oversees day-to-day operations for the Company's properties in the Midwest & South segment, as well as certain corporate functions. Prior to joining the company in 2018, he held senior-level positions with several major companies in the gaming industry over the course of his 29-year career, including Pinnacle Entertainment and Harrah's Entertainment.

Steven Schutte was appointed the Company's Executive Vice President of Nevada Operations on December 1, 2024, having served previously as Senior Vice President of Operations since July 14, 2014. In his current role, Mr. Schutte oversees day-to-day operations for all of the Company's Nevada properties, as well as certain corporate functions. Prior to joining the Company in 2014, he held several senior-level positions in the gaming industry, including Senior Vice President of Operations for Station Casinos.

Lori M. Nelson was appointed to Senior Vice President Financial Operations and Reporting on January 1, 2022 and additionally to Chief Accounting Officer on February 14, 2023 after serving in an interim capacity since March 31, 2022. Prior to her being appointed this position, Ms. Nelson served in numerous leadership positions with Boyd Gaming since joining the Company in 2012, including Vice President of Financial Operations.