LAS VEGAS, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) reinforced its commitment to the Japanese
market today as it announced the appointment of former Charge
d'Affaires, United States Embassy Tokyo, Jason P. Hyland as the Representative Officer
and President of MGM Resorts Japan. In addition, MGM will allocate
development specialists from the U.S. to Japan as it increases its total development
staffing in the U.S. and Japan
combined to more than a dozen, reinforcing MGM Resorts Japan's
organizational structure as it works to realize a Japanese
resort.
To accommodate its expanding team, MGM Resorts Japan will
relocate its office from Akasaka to Otemachi, Tokyo and open a brand-new office in the
central business district on September 1,
2017. Since establishing Japanese subsidiaries in
Tokyo and Osaka in 2014, MGM Resorts Japan has been
providing information on integrated resorts (IR) to government,
industry, and private entities, and will continue to build
relationships and gather information on the domestic market. The
company also plans to open a new office in Osaka in the future.
Jim Murren, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of MGM Resorts International, commented: "We are
very pleased to welcome Jason to the team, and look forward to his
contributions and insights. Jason's substantial experience as
senior diplomat, his deep understanding of the Japanese culture, as
well as his proven leadership, negotiation skills, extensive
network and strong command of the Japanese language will be a
tremendous asset as we promote activities in Japan."
Ed Bowers, MGM Resorts
Japan Representative Officer and CEO, also commented: "Opening
a new office in the heart of Tokyo's business district and
expanding our MGM Japan team reflect our
strong commitment and determination. The new office
will become our core hub as our team advances toward the
realization of a resort that is uniquely Japanese."
Jason has worked and studied in Asia for more than 17 years, including 14 in
Japan. He has lived in
Tokyo, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Osaka and travelled throughout the
country.
As Charge d'Affaires and as Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S.
Mission Japan, he supervised more
than 700 employees, five consulates and a language school, engaging
daily with the most senior officials in government, business and
academia. In his tenure at the U.S. Mission, he oversaw American
participation in the G7 Summit, President Obama's historic visit to
Hiroshima, and the revision of the
US-Japan Defense Guidelines. He is a strong advocate for US-Japan
business partnerships, having worked closely with the American
Chamber of Commerce in Japan,
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Keizai Doyukai (Japan
Association of Corporate Executives), the US-Japan Business
Council, Japan Tourism Agency, and other organizations. Jason
believes in the enormous benefits of international tourism and has
been a proponent of tourism across several assignments. He opened
the U.S. pavilion at the JATA Tourism EXPO Japan 2016. He has
spoken frequently on cyber security, innovation, and trade
policy.
Jason is grounded in foreign affairs from study at The
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
The National War College, University of
California, Berkeley, the Inter-University Center for
Japanese Language Studies and as Visiting Foreign Scholar at the
University of Tokyo. He has received
numerous awards from the Department of State, including Superior
Honor Awards, Meritorious Honor Awards, the Expeditionary Service
Award and the Sinclaire Language Award.
MGM Resorts Japan LLC Address:
Otemachi Park Building
6th Floor
1-1-1, Otemachi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is a global entertainment company with
national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels
and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces,
incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an
extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM
Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of
Las Vegas-inspired brands.
The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 27 unique hotel offerings
including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the
industry. The company is expanding throughout the U.S. and around
the world, developing MGM Springfield in Massachusetts and MGM COTAI in Macau, and debuting the first international
Bellagio branded hotel in Shanghai. The 77,000 global
employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being
recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com and
www.mgmresorts.co.jp.
MGM Resorts Japan LLC
MGM Resorts Japan was
established in December 2014 as a
Japan subsidiary of MGM Resorts
International (MGM) with an aim to enter Japan's integrated resorts market. MGM also
established MGM Resorts West Japan LLC in Osaka at the same time, where employees
actively serve in both hubs to realize its goal.
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