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IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 15 JIM MURREN TO STEP DOWN AS MGM RESORTS CHAIRMAN AND CEO JIM MURREN將卸任美高梅國際酒店主席兼首席執行官 MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren has announced that he will step down at the expiration of his current contract and once a successor is named. The decision comes 12 years after he stepped into the role in 2008 and 22 years since he first joined MGM Resorts in 1998. In announcing his departure, Murren revealed hewill continue to serve as Chairman and CEO until a successor is appointed, with the MGM board having formed a committee of independent directors to “promptly identify and evaluate candidates to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer.” “Leading MGM Resorts has been the most rewarding and fulfilling experience in my professional career,” Murren said. “It has been an honor to work with such a talented group of men and women who provide millions of guests with memorable life experiences every day all over the world. “We have a solid leadership team in place, and I am confident that they will work with my successor to continue the Company’s trajectory of growth and expansion. Until my successor is named, I will continue to lead this Company just as I always have and will remain focused on executing our strategy and am fully committed to supporting a seamless transition.” 美高梅 國際酒店集團主席兼首席執行官Jim Murren 宣佈，將會在現時的合約屆滿及接任人被確認後離 任。 作出這個決定前，他已經雄踞這位置12年。於 2008年開始出任主席兼首席執行官的他，在1998年 就已加入了美高梅國際酒店。 Murren同時透露，他將留任主席兼首席執行官， 直至接任人任命的出現，而美高梅國際酒店的董事會 亦已經成立獨立董事委員會，從而「迅速地尋找及分 析候選人，以出任首席執行官的位置。」 「帶領美高梅國際酒店一直都是我的專業生涯 中最有意義及最充實的經驗。」Murren表示，「與一群 如此有才華的男士和女士一起工作是我的榮幸。他們 每一天都在世界各地為過百萬位客戶帶來生命中難 忘的體驗。」 「我們有一個穩妥的領導團隊，而我亦有信心他 們將會與我的繼任人合作，繼續讓公司走上增長及擴 張之路。直到我的繼任人被任命前，我將會繼續帶領 這間公司，正如我一直都專注於執行我們的策略，並 會一直如此，我也全力保證將會為一個順利的交接提 供支持。」