Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUL 2020年7月 亞博匯 13 McFADDEN CITES “MANDATE FOR CHANGE” IN NEW SJM ROLE 麥輝霆履新， 澳博「授權變革」 THE NEWLY APPOINTED Chief Operating Officer of SJM Holdings, Frank McFadden, says his mandate at the company is to implement change. Speaking exclusively to Inside Asian Gaming after it was confirmed that he would fill the role previously held by Louis Ng, who stepped down in June, McFadden outlined the qualities and ambition he will bring to the role, specifically, “Unparalleled industry experience, reputation, integrity and complete objectivity.” Explaining that he took the role out of a “sense of duty,” following recent talk that he may in fact have been considering retirement, McFadden also acknowledged he was accepting significant responsibility at a time of “great transition for SJM.” “We will be in market recovery mode post COVID-19,” McFadden explained. “We will be opening our first Cotai project, Grand Lisboa Palace, and we will be engaged in the process of license renewal. These are the three exciting challenges we face. “My mandate is for change. This will be a positive for SJM. As Confucius said, ‘When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, others build windmills.’ I am pro windmills.” McFadden revealed his role as COO will also see him join, as an advisor, the committee of executive directors overseeing the development and operations of Grand Lisboa Palace. 新任澳博營運總裁 麥輝霆（Frank McFadden）表 示，他在新職位的職責之一將是實施變革。 在確認將接替卸任的吳志誠出任營運總裁 一職後，McFadden接受了《亞博匯》的獨家專訪。 他介紹了履新的抱負，特別將為新職位帶來「無 與倫比的行業經驗、聲譽、正直及完全客觀性。」 McFadden解釋道，其接受這一任命是出於「 責任感」。他承認，是在「澳博重大轉型時期」受此 重任。 他說：「在新冠疫情之後，我們將步入市場復 甦階段。」 「我們將迎來首個路氹項目上葡京的開業。 我們將面臨著賭牌的重新競投。這些是目前我們 面臨的最令人興奮的三大挑戰。」 「我的任務就是變革，這將為澳博帶來積極 的影響。」 「正如孔子所說，面對變革之風，有人砌墻， 有人轉風車。我是會轉動風車順勢而為的那個。」 （譯注：經查但未找到原文出處故此處為意譯。） McFadden透露，除了首席運營官，他還將以 顧問的身份加入執行董事委員會，監督上葡京的 開發和運營。