Wynn Nightlife scored probably the biggest upset against their nearest competitor Hakkasan Group, by hiring one of the founders of Hakkasan Group Las Vegas, Alex Cordova. Cordova was officially the Executive Vice President of Marketing at Hakkasan since its founding, after Angel Management Group, the company he co-founded was bought by Hakkasan. However he was known by most in Las Vegas not only as the main representative and leader of Hakkasan, but the person who responsible for its enormous success in the past few years
Cordova is quote as saying on Billboard.com:
“To work with Steve Wynn, a true visionary, Maurice Wooden, Sean Christie and the resort’s entire nightlife team is an opportunity of a lifetime. I look forward to building on the successes of Wynn’s nightlife and daylife venues. I especially look forward to the opening of Intrigue, which is sure to pave the way for the next generation of nightlife on the Strip.”
This comes only days after Sean Christie, the Chief Operating Officer of Wynn announced a change in their business model regarding clubs, removing DJs from the mix. Hakkasan Group is known for being partially responsible for the DJ “bubble,” where some virtually unknown DJs went from making a few hundred thousand a year to tens of millions.
Cordova is replacing nightlife legend Jess Waits who left Wynn in the summer of 2015 and is now part of the Alon Las Vegas project which will be across from the Wynn.
