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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 82 11-25 PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wynn Macau 總裁兼執行董事 永利澳門有限公司 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 1,011 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 17 Credited with steadying the ship at Wynn Palace Entering 15th year with the company Defending of the Wynn luxury brand with meticulous attention to detail • • • • • • 使永利皇宮這艘大船得以行穩 入職公司第15年 永利奢侈品牌的捍衛者 IANMICHAELCOUGHLAN 17 高哲恒 STEVE WYNN may have been the high-profile face behind the Wynn brand for many years, but on the ground in Macau it is the leadership of Ian Michael Coughlan that has steered the ship for the best part of 15 years, first as President of Wynn Macau the property, and then as President of Wynn Macau the company, which encompasses Cotai’s Wynn Palace. Coughlan joined the company in January 2007 and within six months had replaced Grant Bowie as President of peninsula property, Wynn Macau, after Bowie joined MGM China. In 2009 he became an Executive Director and in October 2016 was appointed President of Wynn Macau Ltd, a position he holds to this day. That promotion was particularly significant. Coming just months after the launch of US$4.2 billion Wynn Palace, it was a clear nod to the fact that Wynn’s new Cotai IR had been underperforming and that Coughlan was seen as the man to turn it all around. Turn it around he did. The financial impacts of COVID-19 notwithstanding, Wynn Palace has built an unrivalled reputation as the home of ultra-luxury in Macau and one of the leaders in Macau’s premium gaming space, including record performances in 2018 and 2019, just before the pandemic hit. Coughlan, whose past experience includes stints with The Peninsula Bangkok and The Peninsula Hong Kong, isn’t one to seek his own plaudits yet he is highly regarded at Wynn Macau as defender of the Wynn brand. No doubt his fastidious attention to detail and quest for perfection will come in handy when the company resumes preparations for the Phase 2 expansion of Wynn Palace in 2022. 儘管 史蒂芬·永利多年以來一直是永利品牌的高調代言人，但在澳門，是 高哲恒在過去15年間一直掌舵這艘大船。他先是出任永利澳門酒店的總 裁，然後出任旗下包括路氹物業永利皇宮的永利澳門有限公司總裁。 高哲恒於2007年1月加入永利，並在6個月後取代了簡博賢成為永利 澳門的總裁。2009年，他成為執行董事，並於2016年10月被任命為永利 澳門有限公司總裁，一直任職至今。 這次的提拔就在投資42億美元的永利皇宮開業幾個月後發生，顯然是 在承認這個位於路氹的新綜合度假村表現不佳，而高哲恒則被視為可以扭 轉局面的人。 他的確做到了。儘管受到新冠疫情對財務的衝擊，但永利皇宮作為 澳門的超豪華娛樂場及高端博彩的領軍者之一，已經建立了無可比擬的聲 譽，並在疫情爆發之前的2018及2019年皆有著創紀錄的表現。 高哲恒此前曾在曼谷半島及香港半島任職。他並非高調人士，但在永 利澳門，他被高度評價為永利品牌的捍衛者。毫無疑問，其對細節的一絲 不苟和對完美的追求，將在該公司於2022年重新開始永利皇宮二期擴建工 程時再度發揮作用。