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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 102 26-50 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Crown Resorts 行政總裁 皇冠度假酒店集團 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 631 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: NIL 無 Veteran Macau gaming executive with experience at Galaxy, Sands and Wynn 曾先後在銀娛、金沙、永利任職的澳門資深高管 CIARÁN CARRUTHERS 36 簡浩龍 THERE IS SOME IRONY in the fact that, when Australia’s Crown Resorts was looking for the person to lead them out of the regulatory wilderness, they turned to Macau – the very jurisdiction that sparked Crown’s recent regulatory woes in the first place. Yet Ciarán Carruthers, the former Wynn Macau Resort COO, comes with an impeccable reputation that includes more than 20 years working with some of the biggest gaming organizations in the world. His appointment as Crown Resorts CEO places him at the Australian casino coalface, with responsibility for Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth, Crown Sydney – all recently found unsuitable to hold casino licenses – plus Crown London Aspinalls and Crown’s online business. His first point of call will be proving to the regulators that Crown has turned a corner, although early indications have been positive. The first report from the special manager appointed to oversee Crown Melbourne’s remediation program was overwhelmingly positive, while the casino at Crown Sydney has finally opened its doors after a near two-year wait for approval. And in Carruthers Crown has a man who has seen it all in the monstrous market that is Macau. Beginning his Macau career at Galaxy Entertainment Group in September 2002, Carruthers was Chief Operating Officer of Galaxy’s first property, Waldo casino, from its July 2004 opening, followed by three years in the same role at Galaxy’s then-flagship property StarWorld, which opened in October 2006. He left Galaxy in 2009 to pursue consulting work in the industry, working for the likes of Sands China before being appointed SVP & Director Operations Venetian Resort and Plaza Casino from 2013 to 2016. He joined Wynn as Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Macau Resort in January 2017. He took the top job at Crown in early September after being identified by the company’s new owners, The Blackstone Group. 略顯 諷刺的是，當澳洲皇冠度假酒店集團找尋能帶領其走出監管困境的人 選時，他們轉向了澳門——這個最初引發了該公司陷入泥沼的司法管轄 區。 不過，前永利澳門營運總裁簡浩龍，擁有無可非議的聲譽，其經歷包 括在全球一些大的博彩機構工作逾20年。他近期被任命為皇冠度假酒店集 團行政總裁，臨危受命，負責Crown Melbourne、Crown Perth, Crown Sydney（這些酒店都於近期被認定不適格持有賭牌）、Crown London Aspinalls及皇冠集團的線上業務。 他的首個任務就是向監管機構證明，皇冠已經柳暗花明。目前的跡象 是積極的，負責監督Crown Melbourne賭場整治計劃的特別經理提交的第 一份報告獲得壓倒性認可，而Crown Sydney的賭場在經過近兩年的審批 後終於開門迎客。 至於簡浩龍，皇冠終於找到在澳門這樣龐雜的市場上見多識廣的人。 簡浩龍於2002年9月在銀河娛樂集團開始其澳門職業生涯，在2004年7月 開業的銀娛首個物業華都擔任首席運營官。隨後在2006年10月開業的星 際酒店擔任三年同樣職務。 他於2009年離開銀娛從事行業諮詢工作，客戶包括金沙中國有限公 司，最終在2013年至2016年間擔任威尼斯人及百利宮的高級副總裁兼運 營總監，之後於2017年1月加入永利並一直擔任永利澳門度假村的營運總 裁。9月初，在經皇冠公司新東家黑石集團的確認後，他正式接任皇冠的 最高職位。