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Bally’s appoints gaming industry veteran and President, George Papanier, to serve as interim CFO
Bally’s Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mira Mircheva, has notified the Company of her intent to resign her positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mircheva is leaving Bally’s for personal reasons and while her resignation is effective September 4, 2026 she will remain with the Company through September 30, 2026, to ensure a seamless leadership transition.
To lead the financial organisation during this transition, the Board of Directors has appointed George Papanier as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective September 4, 2026. Mr. Papanier will retain his current roles as President of Bally’s and member of the Board of Directors. The Board has commenced a search to identify a permanent Chief Financial Officer.
Papanier brings over 40 years of gaming industry experience and deep financial experience to the position. A Certified Public Accountant, he has served as President of Bally’s land-based casino operations since October 2021. He previously served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer from February 2011 to October 2021, after joining Bally’s as Chief Operating Officer in 2004, and served as the interim Chief Financial Officer for Bally’s in 2023.
“On behalf of the entire Board and executive management team, I want to thank Mira for her dedication to Bally’s and we wish her great success going forward,” said Robeson Reeves, Chief Executive Officer of Bally’s Corporation. “Having spent more than two decades in key operating and financial leadership roles at Bally’s, George has been instrumental in developing our business model, asset portfolio, and growth strategy. He steps into the interim role supported by an experienced finance organization and I am confident that our reporting, controls and capital markets work will continue without disruption.”
