Marrandino no longer affiliated with Hard Rock

Don Marrandino no longer has anything to do with Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. Photo/LTN file

Don Marrandino’s latest stint in Lake Tahoe was short-lived.

“As of March 9, Don Marrandino, senior vice president of operations for Warner Hospitality, is no longer with Warner Hospitality,” Jody Lake, COO for Warner Hospitality, told Lake Tahoe News. But why he is ousted from the entire company is not being disclosed. Warner is responsible for running Lake Tahoe Hard Rock.

In July during the splashy unveiling of the former Horizon hotel-casino in Stateline becoming a Hard Rock, Marrandino was touted as the man who was going to run the property even though he would be headquartered out of Las Vegas.

He was known as Big D when he oversaw

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys from 2003-05.

Jim Ward, vice president of operations for Warner Hospitality, is the interim general manager of the local Hard Rock. Warner Hospitality is looking to hire a permanent GM.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report