Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2019年11月亞博匯 62 CLAIMS TO FAME • Sands China’s first Chinese president • Experience in construction and property development • Well-connected politically 名成事跡 • 金沙中國的首位華人總裁 • 擁有建築及物業發展經驗 • 在政治上有很好的人際網絡 8 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Sands China Ltd 執行董事，總裁兼首席營運總裁 金沙中國有限公司 WILFRED WONG 王英偉 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 2019 POWER 50 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 2,623 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 7