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IAG NOV 2019年11月 亞博匯 75 2019 亞博匯50強 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MACAU Galaxy Entertainment Group 首席營運總監，澳門 銀河娛樂集團 CLAIMS TO FAME • Helped launch The Venetian Macao in 2007 • Decades of experience in senior management, specializing in mass market 名成事跡 • 2007年協助澳門威尼斯人開業 • 數十年擔任高級行政職務經驗，對博彩行業尤其是中場業務有相當 深入的了解 18 KEVIN KELLEY 祁嘉杰 祁嘉杰 （Kevin Kelley）於2015年被任命為澳門業務首席營運總監，當時他的任 務是提升銀河娛樂集團在中場業務的市場佔有率。他的業績不言自明，因為銀 河現在已經成在這一領域內佔據主導地位。 為保持這一領域內優勢，該公司目前正在進行最新的擴建計劃，其旗艦物 業澳門銀河更是一馬當先。 澳門銀河第三期預計於2021年初開業，其中包括一間擁有1500間客房的 新酒店。而銀河國際會議中心及銀河綜藝館的籌備工作目前也進度超前於第 四期工程且進展順利。銀河第四期預計將於2022年完成，屆時將為市場再增加 3000間酒店客房。 這些擴張舉措或許足以令銀河娛樂趕上拉斯維加斯金沙集團，成為澳門 博彩收入市場份額的領跑者，但與此同時，其也面臨著一些挑戰。 銀河娛樂在2019年第二季度的淨收益按年下跌5.4％至131.7億港元，原 因是該集團貴賓業務轉碼數大幅下跌了37.9%，以及受到當前地緣政治環境的 影響所致。 儘管存在這樣那樣的情況，祁嘉杰並不畏懼高壓環境。他具有四十年從業 經驗，期間曾出任拉斯維加斯金沙集團運營高級副總裁。頗為有趣的是，正是他 協助了澳門威尼斯人酒店的開業。 GIVEN the task of bolstering Galaxy Entertainment Group’s mass market presence when appointed Chief Operating Officer of Macau operations in 2015, Kevin Kelley’s results speak for themselves with Galaxy now a dominant player in the sector. To make sure it stays that way, the company is now embarking on its latest expansion agenda with flagship property Galaxy Macau leading the way. Expected to open in early 2021, Galaxy Macau Phase 3 will include a 1,500-room hotel and the Galaxy International Convention Centre for MICE. Preparation works are also well advanced for Phase 4, a 3,000-hotel-room project tipped to open in 2022. Those expansion initiatives will likely be enough to see Galaxy catch right up to Las Vegas Sands in the race to become Macau’s GGR market share leader, however there have been some challenges in the meantime. Galaxy Entertainment Group saw its net revenue fall 5.4% year- on-year to HK$13.17 billion in 2Q19, the decline coming on the back of a 37.9% drop in VIP turnover and impacted by the current geopolitical environment. Notwithstanding such circumstances, Kelley is certainly no stranger to high pressure situations with 40 years of industry experience, including a role as Senior Vice President of Operations at Las Vegas Sands where, ironically, he helped open The Venetian Macao. POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 1,475 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 16