Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN NOV 2020 38 MELINA LEONG Managing Director, Yeewood Consultancy Ltd メリナ・レオン 業務執行取締役, Yeewood Consultancy Ltd MELINA LEONG has over 30 years’ experience in public relations, corporate affairs, community affairs and event management. She has held senior positions in various companies including Chief Operating Officer at Cotai Water Jet, and SVP of Public Relations and Community Affairs at Sands China Limited. Additionally, she has led corporate communications functions for the Macao Telecommunications Company (CTM) and Macau International Airport. Melina first set up her own public relations and event management agency in the 1990s. She currently serves as amember of the 12thShaanxi Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, as Macao delegateof the13thexecutivecommitteeof TheGuangdongWomen’s Federation, as Director of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, and is a Macau member of the China Overseas Friendship Association. RUI specializes in corporatemergers and acquisitions, heading MdME’s practice in those areas. He regularly acts on mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions, boasting an enviable track record across a range of different industries. He also advises corporations, financial institutions and private equity funds on a broad variety of corporate matters, including restructurings, debt issuance, regulatory compliance and strategic advice at a board level. Rui often advises issuers with Macau interests in relation to listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is a key contact in MdME’s gaming industry practice, where he provides corporate and regulatory assistance to junket operators, gaming equipment manufacturers, service providers and gaming RUI PINTO PROENÇA Partner, MdME Lawyers パートナー, MdME Lawyers ルイ・ピント・プロエンサ MEET THE PANEL メリナ・レオン氏 は広報、総務、地域社会問題お よびイベント管理などで30年以上の豊富な経験 を持ち、様々な企業で上級職を歴任。コタイ・ウォ ータージェットでは最高執行責任者、サンズ・チャ イナでは広報および地域社会問題担当のシニア VPを務め、さらに、マカオ電気通信会社(CTM)や マカオ国際空港ではコーポレート機能を率いて いた。 1990年代に初めて独自の広報およびイベント 運営会社を設立した。 レオン氏は現在、中国人民政治協商会議第12 期陝西省委員会委員、広東省女性連合会第13期 実行委員会マカオ代表、マカオ商工会議所理事、 そして中国海外友好協会(中華海外聯誼會)のマ カオ委員を務めている。