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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 45 評委簡介 Member of the Advisory Board, Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming, University of Macau 澳門大學博彩研究所諮詢委員會委員 GRANT BOWIE 簡博賢 GRANT BOWIE was formerly Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited until his retirement on 31 May 2020. He was responsible for the overall management, strategic development and expansion of the Company including the direction and operations of MGM Macau and MGM Cotai. Grant joined MGM in August 2008 as President. Prior to this, he was President and General Manager of Wynn Resorts in Macau from 2003 to 2007. Before arriving in Macau, Grant spent 16 years with Park Place Entertainment Corporation in Australia, holding senior positions in gaming, general finance and hotel operations. His last position held was Area Senior Vice President overseeing all Australian operations. Grant was educated in New Zealand and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Otago in 1980. He was recognized by leading financial publication Institutional Investor as “Best CEO” in the All-Asia Executive Team survey for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017. He is currently a Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming at the University of Macau and an adjunct professor of Tourism and Leisure Management at the University of Queensland. Previously, he was a member of the Australian Federal Government’s Tourism Forecasting Council, Chairman of Queensland’s Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee and a member of the National Advisory Body on Gambling. 簡博賢 曾於美高梅中國控股有限公司出任首席執行官兼執行董 事，直至2020年5月31日退休。在任時，他負責美高梅中國的整 體管理、戰略發展和業務擴展，包括澳門美高梅及美獅美高梅 的發展方向及營運。簡博賢於2008年8月加入美高梅金殿超濠擔 任總裁。在此之前，他於2003年至2007年擔任永利渡假村（澳 門）股份有限公司總裁兼總經理。在抵達澳門前，簡氏在澳洲 Park Place Entertainment Corporation任職16年，期間曾擔任 不同的高層職位，負責博彩、一般財務及酒店營運。他在該企的 最後一個職位是區域高級副總裁，負責監督公司所有澳洲業務。 簡博賢在新西蘭接受教育，於1980年在奧塔哥大學取得商 業學士學位。於2015年至2017年期間，他連續三年獲著名金融 雜誌《機構投資者》在全亞洲管理團隊調查中評為「最佳行政總 裁」。他現時為澳門大學博彩研究所諮詢委員會委員及昆士蘭大 學旅遊與休閒管理專業的兼職教授。此前，他是澳洲聯邦政府旅 遊預測委員會委員、昆士蘭負責任博彩諮詢委員會主席及國家博 彩諮詢機構成員。