VIRGINIA E. SHANKS

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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-04-06 Virginia E. Shanks, 56 Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
2018-04-05 Virginia E. Shanks, 57, Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Board Committees: Audit, Innovation. Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: Total $253,350.
2019-04-04 Virginia E. Shanks, 58, Director Since: 2017, Board Committees: Audit, Compensation, Innovation, Total Compensation: $300,025
2020-04-02 Virginia E. Shanks, Former Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Age 59, Director Since 2017. Board Committees: Audit, Compensation and Talent Development, Innovation. Non-Employee Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $319,980.
2021-04-08 Virginia E. Shanks, Age: 60, Director Since: 2017, Board Committees: Audit, Compensation and Talent Development, Innovation. Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: Total $322,030.
2022-04-07 Virginia E. Shanks Age: 61 Director Since: 2017 Board Committees: Audit, Compensation and Talent Development, Innovation Compensation: $320,024.
2023-04-06 Virginia E. Shanks Age: 62 Director Since: 2017 Board Committees: Compensation and Talent Development Executive Finance (Chair) Innovation
2024-04-04 Virginia E. Shanks Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Age: 63 Director Since: 2017 Board Committees: Compensation and Talent Development, Executive, Finance (Chair) Non-Employee Director Compensation Table: Fees Cash 140,000, Stock Awards 175,028, All Other Compensation 20,000, Total 335,028
2025-04-03 Virginia E. Shanks Position, Principal Occupation and Professional Experience: Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Board Committees: Compensation and Talent Development Executive Finance (Chair) Innovation Non-Employee Director Compensation Table Virginia E. Shanks Fees: 140,000 Stock Awards: 175,019 All Other Compensation: 30,000 Total: 345,019

EPR PROPERTIES

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2020-04-17 Ms. Shanks served as a Strategic Advisor for Penn National Gaming, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed casino entertainment company (“Penn National”), from October 2018 until January 2020. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (“Pinnacle”), a casino entertainment company, from July 2013 until October 15, 2018 when Pinnacle merged with Penn National. From October 2010 to June 2013, Ms. Shanks served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Pinnacle. Prior to joining Pinnacle, she was Chief Marketing Officer for Multimedia Games Inc. from 2008 to 2010. Prior to 2008, Ms. Shanks held senior executive positions for more than 25 years at the property, division and corporate levels of Caesars Entertainment Corp., including Senior Vice President of Brand Management. Ms. Shanks serves on the board of directors and the audit, compensation and innovation committees of Altria Group, Inc., an NYSE-listed producer and marketer of tobacco, cigarettes and related products. She received a B.S. from the University of Nevada.
2021-04-16 Ms. Shanks served as a Strategic Advisor for Penn National Gaming, Inc.... Committee memberships: Audit and Compensation and Human Capital... Trustee Compensation for Fiscal 2020: Total $289,732.
2022-04-14 Virginia E. Shanks 61 2019 Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Audit and Compensation and Human Capital
2023-04-12 Virginia E. Shanks, 62, Trustee since 2019, Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Audit and Compensation and Human Capital, Compensation $301,419
2024-04-17 Virginia E. Shanks, 63, Trustee since 2019, Lead Independent Trustee, Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Audit and Compensation and Human Capital, Trustee Compensation for Fiscal 2023: $307,560.
2025-03-27 Virginia E. Shanks (64) - Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Lead Independent Trustee. Serves on Audit and Compensation and Human Capital Committees. Trustee Compensation for 2024: $299,508.

Light & Wonder, Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2021-04-26 Virginia E. Shanks, nominee, most recently served as the Strategic Advisor for Penn National Gaming, Inc., a casino entertainment company, until December 2019, following its acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (“Pinnacle”).
2022-04-29 The Board has four standing committees: the Audit Committee; the Compensation Committee; the Compliance Committee; and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. ... Compliance Committee: Kneeland C. Youngblood (Chair) Barry L. Cottle Virginia Shanks Timothy Throsby Patricia Becker. ... The Compliance Committee held four meetings during 2021.
2023-05-01 Virginia E. Shanks most recently served as the Strategic Advisor for Penn National Gaming, Inc., a casino entertainment company, until December 2019, following its acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (“Pinnacle”). Previously, Ms. Shanks served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle, a casino entertainment company from July 2013 to October 2018, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from October 2010 to June 2013. At Pinnacle, Ms. Shanks was responsible for all company-wide marketing strategies and had oversight of food and beverage, hotel operations, guest service, information technology, and gaming operations. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 2010, Ms. Shanks was the Chief Marketing Officer for Multimedia Games, from 2008 to 2010, where she led product strategy, project management and investor relations. Before joining Multimedia Games, Ms. Shanks held senior executive positions for more than 25 years at Caesars Entertainment Corporation (predecessor to Caesars Entertainment, Inc.), where she was responsible for setting overall corporate brand strategy and overseeing sports and entertainment marketing, strategic alliances, consumer insights, retail, public relations and nationwide casino promotions. Ms. Shanks also serves on the board of directors for Altria Group, Inc. since 2017 and the board of trustees for EPR Properties since 2019. She has previously served on the board of directors for Global Gaming Women, an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to support, inspire and influence the development of women in the gaming industry, and Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada.
2024-04-24 Virginia E. Shanks most recently served as the Strategic Advisor for Penn National Gaming, Inc., a casino entertainment company, until December 2019, following its acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (“Pinnacle”). Previously, Ms. Shanks served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Pinnacle, a casino entertainment company from July 2013 to October 2018, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer from October 2010 to June 2013. At Pinnacle, Ms. Shanks was responsible for all company-wide marketing strategies and had oversight of food and beverage, hotel operations, guest service, information technology, and gaming operations. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 2010, Ms. Shanks was the Chief Marketing Officer for Multimedia Games, from 2008 to 2010, where she led product strategy, project management and investor relations. Before joining Multimedia Games, Ms. Shanks held senior executive positions for more than 25 years at Caesars Entertainment Corporation (predecessor to Caesars Entertainment, Inc.), where she was responsible for setting overall corporate brand strategy and overseeing sports and entertainment marketing, strategic alliances, consumer insights, retail, public relations and nationwide casino promotions. Ms. Shanks also serves on the board of directors for Altria Group, Inc. since 2017 and the board of trustees for EPR Properties since 2019. She has previously served on the board of directors for Global Gaming Women, an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to support, inspire and influence the development of women in the gaming industry, and Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22