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IAG DEC 2021年12月 亞博匯 15 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com MATT MADDOX TO DEPART WYNN RESORTS IN 2022 MATT MADDOX 將於2022年 離開永利渡假村 MATT MADDOX has announced plans to step down as Wynn Resorts CEO in 2022, to be replaced by current Wynn Interactive CEO Craig Billings. Maddox will vacate the top job on 31 January 2022 although he will remain on the Board of Directors of both Wynn Macau Ltd and Wynn Interactive Ltd until the end of 2022 following a request from his fellow directors. Billings, the former Wynn Resorts President and CFO who was only recently appointed to lead the company’s interactive arm, will officially become Wynn Resorts CEO on 1 February 2022. The departure of Maddox comes less than four years after he was first appointed CEO in February 2018 and tasked with rebuilding the company’s brand and reputation following the departure of founder Steve Wynn amid allegations of sexual misconduct. He achieved that and more, but has since spent the past two years navigating Wynn Resorts through the COVID-19 pandemic – a battle that continues to this day. “This has not been an easy decision,” Maddox said. “I am leaving a company that I love and that’s full of people I admire. But I believe now is the right time for me and for the business.” Matt Maddox 宣佈，計劃於2022年辭去永利渡假村行政總裁職 務，由目前擔任Wynn Interactive總裁的Craig Billings接任。 Maddox將於2022年1月31日辭去最高職位，但應其他董事 的要求，他將繼續留任Wynn Resorts Ltd和Wynn Interactive的 董事會，直至2022年底。 Billings曾任Wynn Resorts的總裁及首席財務總監，近期被 任命為Wynn Interactive的負責人，其將於2022年2月1日正式成 為永利度假村的行政總裁。 四年前，Matt Maddox於2018年2月被首次任命為行政總 裁，並在創始人史蒂芬·永利因被指控行為不端而辭職後，負責 重建公司的品牌和聲譽。他不僅做到了這一點，甚至取得更多成 就。過去兩年間，他一直帶領永利渡假村與新冠疫情奮戰，直至 今日。 「這不是容易的決定，」Maddox表示，「我要離開一家我 熱愛的、並且有著很多我欽佩的人的公司。但我相信現在對我和 企業來說都是正確的時機。」