Published May 27. 2021 11:17AM | Updated May 27. 2021 3:42PM Get the weekly rundown Email* Submit Mohegan — Ray Pineault, interim president and chief executive officer of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, has been named to the position permanently, the Mohegan Tribe announced Thursday. Pineault, a tribal member, succeeds Mario Kontomerkos, whose resignation was effective March 31. “I want to congratulate fellow tribal member Ray Pineault as he assumes the role of president and chief executive officer for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment,” said James Gessner Jr., chairman of the Mohegan Tribe and the MGE Management Board. “We are tremendously lucky to have someone of Ray’s caliber, experience and intellect taking on this role. His grasp of our organization and all its moving parts across nine worldwide properties is unmatched. Having someone with these abilities come from within our tribal membership makes this day all the more meaningful. Today is a proud day for the Mohegan Nation.”