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IAG APR 2021年4月 亞博匯 18 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS MARIO KONTOMERKOS STEPS DOWN AS CEO OF MOHEGAN MARIO KONTOMERKOS 卸任MOHEGAN 首席執行官 MARIOKONTOMERKOS hassteppeddownasPresident and CEO of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, with his sudden departure taking effect as of 31 March 2021. Current Chief Operating Officer Ray Pineault will act as Interim CEO pending regulatory approval, the company announced. “During his tenure with the organization, first as Chief Financial Officer and more recently as CEO, Mario played a critical role in the growth and success of the organization,” said Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe, James Gessner, Jr. “We thank Mario for his many years of service to the Tribe and MGE, more recently navigating the company successfully through the ongoing global pandemic as well as a major refinancing earlier this year. We wish Mario all the best in his future endeavors and opportunities. “While we conduct a search for a new CEO, we are thankful for Tribal member and MGE COO Ray Pineault, who will assist as Interim CEO. Ray has served his Tribe for over two decades in various roles and capacities, and we look forward to his continued guidance and experience as we search for a new corporate leader.” Kontomerkos, who replaced Bobby Soper as Mohegan CEO in October 2017, has been the driving force behind the company’s international expansion initiatives, including its South Korean project Inspire Korea in Incheon, due to open in 2022. Mohegan has also partnered with Oshidori International Development for an IR bid in Nagasaki, Japan, where it was recently named one of three companies to proceed to the second round of the prefecture’s RFP process. 美國部落賭場營運商 宣佈，Mario Kontomerkos於3月31日起卸 任Mohegan Gaming＆Entertainment總裁兼首席執行官。現任 首席營運官Ray Pineault將擔任臨時首席執行官，目前正待監管 部門批准。 Mohegan Tribe的主席James Gessner Jr.表示：「Mario在任 職期間，先是擔任首席財務官，後又擔任首席執行官，他在組織的 發展和成功中發揮了關鍵作用。」 「我們感謝Ma r i o為Tr i ba l和MGE多年來服務，尤其近 期，Mario通過今年早些時期的重大再融資成功令公司渡過新冠 疫情。我們祝福他未來的職業之路一帆風順。」 「在繼續物色新CEO的同時，我們要感謝Tribal成員和MGE 首席營運官Ray Pineault，他將擔任臨時CEO。Ray已經為部落服 務了二十多年，擔任過各種角色和職務。我們期待他在我們物色 新的企業領袖的過程中，為我們持續提供指導及經驗。」 Kontomerkos於2017年10月接替Bobby Soper擔任Mohe- gan首席執行官，他一直是該公司國際擴張計劃的背後推動力，其 中包括將於2022年開業的韓國仁川Inspire Korea項目。 Mohegan還與Oshidori International Development合作， 參與了日本長崎IR競標，後者目前是進入第二輪RFP流程的三間 公司之一。