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IAG NOV 2020年11月亞博匯 98 2020 POWER 50 GEORGE TANASIJEVICH MANAGING DIRECTOR Marina Bay Sands MANAGING DIRECTOR – GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT Las Vegas Sands 常務董事 濱海灣金沙 全球發展董事總經理 拉斯維加斯金沙集團 36 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 733 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 17 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 Instrumental in creating Asia’s most widely admired integrated resort Stepped back from Marina Bay Sands daily operations to focus on regional development opportunities • • 打造亞洲備受青睞的綜合度假村 退出濱海灣金沙的日常業務，而專注於區域發展機遇 AFTER NEARLY A DECADE as President and CEO of Marina Bay Sands, George Tanasijevich transitioned to the title of Managing Director in February. He handed over daily operations to longtime lieutenant Andrew MacDonald on the casino side and MBS Senior Vice President of Resort Operations Paul Town, who’s worked with Galaxy Entertainment and Crown Resorts, on the non-gaming side. Tanasijevich remains instrumental in the US$3.3 billion expansion to create another hotel tower (and rooftop pool), a 15,000 seat arena, plus additional MICE and gaming space, as well as working on government relations, legal and compliance issues. His experience in Singapore with government-linked property developer CapitaLand was instrumental in winning the contest for the Marina Bay IR license in 2006 and creating the prototype modern urban integrated resort, proving that Sheldon Adelson’s convention-driven IR model can work in Asia. The transition also heightens Tanasijevich’s focus on his global development role for Las Vegas Sands. He’s primarily looking at opportunities around the region, according to the company. LVS pulled out of the competition for a Japan license in May – many believe it will return if the regulations loosen or Tokyo declares its intention to host an IR – but still leaves Tanasijevich’s plate full. LVS has long expressed interest in bringing its convention- based IR model to Korea and Vietnam, as well as seeking opportunities in other national business and financial centers. • • 在擔任濱海灣金沙總裁兼首席執行官 近十年後，George Tanasijevich在今年 2月專任常務董事一職。他將日常營運轉移交予長期負責博彩業務的Andrew MacDonald，及負責濱海灣金沙綜合度假村營運的高級副總裁Paul Town，後 者曾就職於銀河娛樂集團及皇冠度假酒店集團負責非博彩方面業務。 Tanasijevich仍將在濱海灣金沙33億美元的擴建項目中發揮重要作用， 該項目就包括將另外建造一個酒店大樓及屋頂泳池、擁有1.5萬個座位的綜藝 館、額外的會展及博彩空間。此外，他還將負責處理政府關係及法律和合規問 題。Tanasijevich在新加坡有政府背景的房產開發商凱德集團工作的經驗幫 助其於2006年贏得了濱海灣金沙的牌照競投，打造出現代都市綜合度假村原 型，也證明了蕭登·艾德森的會展業推動IR發展模式在亞洲也可適用。 這一轉型同時還將令Tanasijevich更加專注於他在拉斯維加斯金沙集 團的全球發展角色。該公司表示，其將主要負責在區域找尋機會。拉斯維加斯 金沙集團於今年5月退出日本IR牌照的競逐——儘管很多人認為一旦監管放 鬆或東京宣佈有意打造IR該集團將捲土重來——但Tanasijevich顯然仍有很 多事情需要處理。 拉斯維加斯金沙長期以來一直表示有興趣將其綜合度假村模式引入韓 國及越南，並同時在其他國家和金融中心找尋機會。