Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN NOV 2019 58 2019 POWER 50 CLAIMS TO FAME • Sands China’s first Chinese president • Experience in construction and property development • Well-connected politically 評価理由 • サンズ・チャイナ初の中国人社長 • 建設と不動産開発の経験 • 政治的なつながりを多く持つ 8 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Sands China Ltd 執行役員、社長兼最高執行責任者 サンズ・チャイナ WILFRED WONG ウィルフレッド・ウォン CONSIDERED a politically astute acquisition when he first joined Sands China as President and COO in 2015, Wilfred Wong may well pay his dues and more over the coming years as the company enters into the all-important re-tendering process for a Macau casino license. While the details of that process are yet to be made public, rest assured Dr Wong will play a key role in any discussions the city’s most prominent casino operator holds with the powers that be both at home in Macau and further abroad in Beijng – particularly given the delicate position the American-owned company faces thanks to the ongoing US- China trade war. Needless to say, this 67-year-old has connections aplenty. Prior to joining Sands China, Dr Wong held positions in top management at K Wah International Holdings – the parent company of Macau rival Galaxy Entertainment Group – under Lui Che Woo; at Henderson China Holdings, a privately owned, Hong Kong-based company engaged in property development and management in the PRC; at Shui On Group, whose holdings include property development, construction and construction materials in Hong Kong and on the mainland; and at SynergisHoldings, aHongKong-listed subsidiary of Hsin Chong specializing in property management and maintenance. More recently he chaired the board of directors of Hong Kong-based Hsin Chong Construction Group, which was contracted by Sands China on all of its Macau IR projects. That experience alone has surely come in handy in recent times with Sands having embarked on an ambitious US$2.2 billion transformation of Sands Cotai Central into The Londoner Macao – making it the company’s third themed casino resort POWER SCORE パワースコア : 2,623 POSITION LAST YEAR 昨年の順位 : 7