Former Albertson's CEO named to board

Gary Michael, former chairman and chief executive officer of grocery store operator Albertson's Inc., has been named to the board of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the Las Vegas-based casino operator announced.

Michael stepped down from the top post at Boise, Idaho-based Albertson's in April. He previously served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and is currently a director of natural gas company Questar Inc. and Boise Cascade Corp., a supplier of paper, wood and office products.

Michael fills the seat vacated by Sue Clark-Johnson a year ago. Clark-Johnson is the publisher of the Arizona Republic and former publisher of the Reno Gazette-Journal, both owned by Gannett Co. Inc.

Harrah's has an 11-member board. Nine of the seats are held by outside members; the two company officials on the board are Phil Satre, chairman and chief executive, and Gary Loveman, president and chief operating officer.

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