MACAO, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd.
(HKEx: 1928), a majority owned subsidiary of global resort
developer Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced the
appointment of Wilfred Wong, GBS,
JP, as the company's new president and chief operating officer. Mr.
Wong's appointment is effective November 1,
2015 and he will replace Rob
Goldstein (current president and COO of LVS), who has been
serving as Sands China's interim president since earlier this
year.
Mr. Wong is joining Sands China after having served in a variety
of senior business roles, including most recently as chairman and
chief executive officer of the Hong
Kong listed Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd. Mr. Wong
also held top management positions in a number of other
Hong Kong listed companies in the
property development and construction business sectors, including
K. Wah International Holdings Limited, Henderson China Holdings
Limited and the Shui On Group.
Additionally, Mr. Wong has had a distinguished career in the
public sector, where he served in various different levels of the
Hong Kong government. Mr.
Wong also served in many positions appointed by the Central
People's Government: as a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law
Consultative Committee; member of the Preliminary Working Committee
and subsequently the Preparatory Committee responsible for
establishing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mr Wong
was also elected a member of the National People's Congress of
the People's Republic of China for
15 years from 1997 to 2012.
"Wilfred has a unique combination of private and public sector
experience we think will be invaluable to the company at this point
in our history. We've been a part of the Macao community for more than a decade and our
needs, along with our responsibilities to the people of
Macao, have changed dramatically
since we opened the Sands Macao in 2004. As president of Sands
China, Wilfred will be able to put his experience to work helping
us chart a path for our next decade of success in Macao," said Sheldon
G. Adelson, the chairman of both SCL and LVS.
"The entire team in Macao has
done extraordinary work this year and Wilfred's addition will allow
us to operate at an even higher level moving forward. We reached
outside the gaming industry to find an executive who is highly
educated, distinguished, and ethical. Wilfred's successful career
in business and public service is going to provide the company with
a different set of perspectives, insights and approaches that will
be valuable to Sands China in the future. Putting Wilfred together
with our seasoned management team in Macao strongly positions the company to
continue to execute our strategy and maximize the important
opportunities ahead of us," stated Mr. Goldstein.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928, Sands China or the Company) is a
Cayman Islands registered company
and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited. Sands China is the largest operator of integrated
resorts in Macao. The Company's
Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao is comprised of The
Venetian® Macao, The
Plaza™ Macao and Sands®
Cotai Central. The Company also owns and operates Sands®
Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company's integrated
resorts contain a diversified mix of leisure and business
attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting
and convention facilities, a wide range of restaurants, shopping
malls, world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena and The
Venetian Theatre, and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service
between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company's property development
projects on Cotai have the goal of transforming it into
Asia's premier entertainment and
business destination. Sands China
is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschinaltd.com.
Media contacts:
Corporate Communications, Venetian
Macau Limited
Mabel Wu
Tel: +853 8118 2268
Email: mabel.wu@sands.com.mo
Simpson Lei
Tel: +853 8118 2054
Email: simpson.lei@sands.com.mo
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