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IAG APR 2020年4月 亞博匯 12 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS MURREN STEPS ASIDE AS MGM NAMES HORNBUCKLE ACTING CEO BILL HORNBUCKLE接任馬仁杰成美高梅代理首席執行官 MGM Resorts International has named Bill Hornbuckle as Acting CEO and President, and Paul Salem as Chairman of the Board, after former Chairman and CEO JimMurren announced his immediate departure in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Murren announced in February that he would step down from the role at the expiry of his current contract and once a successor has been found, but MGM issued a statement on 22 March in which it revealed, “In light of the public health crisis gripping the nation and the travel industry, [Murren] has vacated the position as of today so as to provide continuity of leadership for the Company.” Hornbuckle, MGM’s long-serving President and COO, now takes over the role of Acting CEO while Salem, a member of the board and Chair of the real estate committee of MGM Resorts, will now chair the MGM board. “The nation is facing an unprecedented crisis, causing the travel and hospitality industry to grind to a near halt,” Salem said. “It is clear that once the threat to the public health has subsided and we are ready to reopen our resorts and casinos, it will take an incredible effort to ramp back up. “We believe continued steady, skilled leadership is needed in this time of great upheaval and uncertainty.” 在 前任主席兼首席執行官Jim Murren宣佈在當 下全球新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情大流行之時即刻 離任之後，美高梅國際酒店集團日前宣佈任命 Bill Hornbuckle任代理首席執行官兼總裁，Paul Salem任董事會主席。 Murren在2月時曾宣佈將會在現時的合約 屆滿及接任人被確認後離任。美高梅於3月22 日晚間發表聲明稱：「有鑒於目前席捲全國及 整個旅遊業的公共衛生危機，Murren已於今日 離職，以保持公司領導層面的連續性。」 Hornbuckle將出任代理首席執行官，此前 他長期擔任美高梅總裁及首席運營官。Salem 則將出任美高梅國際酒店集團董事會主席，此 前他是董事會成員兼美高梅地產委員會主席。 Salem表示：「美國正面臨前所未有的危 機，旅遊業及酒店業幾近停擺。」 「很明顯，即使在公共健康危機退去、我 們重新開放度假村及酒店後，仍將需要付出巨 大的努力來恢復。」 「我們相信，在這個充滿著巨變和不確定 的時刻，公司需要穩定而可靠的領導管理。」