Meet our leadership team

Mr. Wudel earned a B.S. in Business Administration from North Dakota State University.

Prior to PENN Entertainment, Mr. Nieves was a Director in JLL's M&A and Corporate Advisory group, where he advised on and executed dispositions, strategic transactions and capital raising initiatives in the real estate sector. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President in Citigroup's Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking Group and prior to that he practiced as a corporate lawyer at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Mr. Nieves holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from American University – Washington College of Law, and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Prior to joining Summit, Mr. Stanner was Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a former NYSE-listed company acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group in 2015. During his tenure at Strategic Hotels & Resorts from 2005 to 2015, Mr. Stanner also held various other senior positions with the company, including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Capital Markets, Acquisitions, and Treasurer and Director of Corporate Finance. Prior to his time at Strategic Hotels, Mr. Stanner was an investment banking analyst for Banc of America Securities.

Mr. Stanner holds both a B.S. in Management and an MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.

Previously, Mr. Eng served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company’s predecessor organizations where he was responsible for corporate compliance, focusing on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, franchise licensing, corporate insurance coverage, corporate governance and securities industry regulatory compliance. Mr. Eng earned his B.A. degree from Augustana College (S.D.) and his J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law.

Mr. Ruiz brings over 25 years of expertise in finance and accounting, business strategy, organizational operations, manufacturing and logistics, information systems and technology, private and public debt and equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, international expansion and operations, management of hyper-growth, divestitures and restructuring activities, and business transformations. Mr. Ruiz has previously served in senior executive financial, accounting and operational roles such as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Accounting Officer for companies in a variety of industries, including real estate and technology. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ruiz was the Senior Director of Global Corporate Accounting for Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (now NXP), a global leader in semiconductors. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was an audit manager providing audit and business advisory services to entrepreneurial, rapidly growing and Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Ruiz is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BBA in Accounting with highest honors from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA with highest honors from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.