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IAG NOV 2020年11月 亞博匯 77 2020 亞博匯50強 KEVIN KELLEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MACAU Galaxy Entertainment Group 祁嘉杰 澳門首席營運總監 銀河娛樂集團 16 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 1,253 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 18 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 Helped launch The Venetian Macao in 2007 Decades of experience in senior management, specializing in mass market Trusted deputy of Galaxy Vice Chairman Francis Lui • • • • • • 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，對中場業務有相當深入的了解 是銀河副主席呂耀東信賴的左右手 JUST ABOUT EVERYONE in the industry has felt the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to a frugal fiscal policy once scoffed at by peers and now the envy of the world, Galaxy Entertainment Group is best positioned to brave the tempest and safely navigate towards a post-COVID world. While its peers have survived 2020 by accruing debt, GEG has been aided by a huge stockpile of cash put aside in recent years thanks to a hugely successful operation largely overseen by Kevin Kelley and his team. Vice Chairman Francis Lui made particular note of GEG’s strong cash position during the company’s 2Q20 results announcement in August – namely HK$49.8 billion (US$6.4 billion) in cash and liquid investments and HK$43.6 billion (US$5.6 billion) of net cash – with Kelley’s boss insisting the company has no need to bolster liquidity via the issuing of debt. Instead, Galaxy managed to reduce its daily operating costs by more than 25% to around US$2.5 million between the first and second quarters to give it ample breathing room for whatever lies ahead. Nonetheless, it seems Kelley would welcome the challenges posed by the past 12 months. A seasoned executive who is no stranger to high pressure situations, his 40 years of industry experience has included time spent as Senior Vice President of Operations at Las Vegas Sands where he helped open The Venetian Macao – Galaxy’s nearest neighbour upon the unusually quiet Cotai landscape. 就在幾乎業內所有人 都感受到新冠肺炎疫情帶來的切膚之痛之際，向來採取 保守的財務管理政策的銀河娛樂集團——這一政策此前曾遭同業嘲笑，現在 卻為全世界所艷羨——正以最好的姿態勇敢面對風暴，並最終將安全駛向後 疫情時代的世界。 就在業內同儕需要苦苦通過累計債務以熬過2020年之際，歸功於祁嘉 杰及其團隊出色的運營管理，銀娛集團得以依賴其近年來累積的巨額現金儲 備安然度過。 銀娛副主席呂耀東在8月公佈的2020年第二季度的業績報告中，特別提 及了銀娛穩健的資產負債情況，即目前持有498億港元的現金及流動投資，以 及436億港元的淨現金，並堅持公司無需通過發行債券來增強流動性。 與此同時，銀娛還設法在第一季度及第二季度將其每日營運成本降低了 25％以上，至約250萬美元左右。這就為未來的發展留出了足夠的喘息空間。 無論如何，祁嘉杰似乎對過去12個月以來的挑戰應對自如。他是一位經 驗豐富的高管，從不畏懼高壓環境。在他過去四十年的從業生涯中，還曾出任 拉斯維加斯金沙集團運營高級副總裁，並在此期間協助了澳門威尼斯人酒店 的開業——這位銀娛位於路氹大道上的鄰居，而大道境況目前異常安靜。