BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 2017 — Vision Venture Partners (VVP), a private equity firm whose founders combine decades of business success and value creation from the high tech, video game, professional and lifestyle industries, announced the appointment of Chris Nordling as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Nordling will be responsible for overseeing daily operations and strategic planning for each of VVP’s portfolio companies.

“As Vision Venture Partners expands to its next chapter, Chris’ extensive experience will be an important asset to the team,” said Amit Raizada, partner of VVP. “Given his proven track record in handling billion dollar operations and years of financial oversight experience, we knew he was the right fit to join our ranks as we continue to add to our portfolio in alignment with our growth strategy.”

Nordling has deep corporate operations and finance experience, including leading both MGM Resorts International and Hilton Hotels into multibillion-dollar fiscal, administrative and operational success. He served as CFO for Mirage Resorts and Bellagio as well as President of corporate entities for MGM Resorts and led a hotel casino and various operating divisions, which resulted in generating more than $2 billion in revenue and $500 million in profit.

“Chris has transformed every business he’s touched – from shaping the business plan to launching new divisions and building world-class financial management infrastructures,” said Stratton Sclavos, partner of VVP. “Jace Hall, one of our partners, and I are confident he will align Vision Venture Partners’ goals with operational best practices to enable VVP’s portfolio companies to achieve their full potential.”