Sonida Senior Living has named Anton Nikodemus chief operating officer, effective June 15, 2026, creating a new C-suite role focused on operations across the company’s portfolio.
Nikodemus arrives with 30 years of hospitality and operations experience. Most recently, he was president, CEO and chairman of Seaport Entertainment Group, where he led the company’s spin-off from Howard Hughes Holdings and its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Before that, he spent 18 years at MGM Resorts International, where his responsibilities grew to president and COO of CityCenter and earlier president of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas portfolio.
At MGM, he oversaw more than 30,000 employees across properties including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. Those properties generated combined annual revenue of more than $6.8 billion. He also managed the integration and financial improvement of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas after MGM acquired it.
Sonida said Nikodemus will oversee end-to-end operational performance across the portfolio, with a focus on resident experience, scaling the operating platform and margin expansion. The company highlighted its SPIN operating system, which pulls resident care, workforce and operational data into a real-time framework for community-level decision-making.
Sonida operates or has investments in 165 senior housing communities with more than 16,400 total units across 35 states. That total includes 153 owned communities and 12 communities managed for third parties. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares -2.12% to a price of $34.60. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.
