Dan Hayes, the general manager of the Salt Palace Convention Center and the Mountain America Expo Center in Salt Lake County, Utah, has been named the new chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Hayes, who supervises more than 600 employees in that role, will take his new position Nov. 3, replacing Brian Yost, who formally announced his retirement Tuesday.

Yost, known for his entertaining style of providing updates with puns in LVCVA board meetings, was saluted in a tribute at Tuesday’s board meeting.

Hayes brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in convention and event venue management and oversaw major capital projects, playing a key role in planning a $1.5 billion convention center renovation in Salt Lake City.

“Dan has a proven track r

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