One of the Strip’s largest casino operators announced the successor to one of its top executives who is retiring at the end of the year after more than three decades with the company.

Ayesha Molino will assume the role of chief operating officer of Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International, effective Jan. 1, the company said Thursday.

Molino, 45, is currently president and COO of Aria casino-hotel and its sister non-gaming hotel Vdara, both of which are operated by MGM Resorts. She is also the chief public affairs officer for the gaming and hospitality conglomerate, which operates nine casinos and four non-gaming hotels in Las Vegas.

Molino is replacing Corey Sanders, who has been MGM Resorts’ COO since 2010 and is retiring at the end of the year . Sanders will serve as an adviser to th

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