A well-known Coast CEO is Gov. Tate Reeves’ choice to serve on the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Kent Nicaud, president and CEO of Memorial Hospital Gulfport, is the nominee to serve the remainder of the four-year term of Alben Hopkins Sr., who died Feb. 12. Nicaud’s term became effective March 8, according to Senate Bill SN 90, and runs through Sept. 30, 2025.
The bill was referred to the Senate Gaming Committee, chaired by Sen. David Blount, on March 10 and the nomination must be approved by the Senate.
A resident of Pass Christian, Nicaud has more than 25 years of health care management experience, according to information on the Memorial Hospital website.
