Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 58 1-10 2 CHAIRMAN AND CEO Genting Malaysia EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Genting Singapore CHAIRMAN AND CEO Genting Berhad 執行主席 雲頂新加坡有限公司 主席兼行政總裁 雲頂馬來西亞有限公司 主席兼行政總裁 雲頂有限公司 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 2,682 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 3 LIM KOK THAY 林國泰 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 Heads most global gaming company, present in top Asian markets (except Macau), the UK and North America Launched first new ground-up Las Vegas Strip integrated resort in a decade in 2021 Has launched new cruise ship firm after pandemic-induced collapse of Genting Hong Kong this year 帶領著一間最國際化的公司，足跡遍佈除澳門外的主要亞洲市場，還 有英國及北美 於2021年在拉斯維加斯大道開設當地10年來首間全新興建的綜合度假村 在雲頂香港被疫情擊潰的一年後再度開設新的郵輪公司 THE EVER-CHANGING FACE OF Lim Kok Thay’s famous Genting brand has once again been front and center of the global gaming industry in 2022, at first suffering a devastating blow to its cruise ship ambitions due to COVID-19 before staging a comeback in its key markets of Malaysia, Singapore and the United States of America. Limmay be no stranger to the ebb and flow of success, but it is unlikely he has suffered such a significant hit as the collapse of Genting Hong Kong. His personal cruise ship arm – Lim held around 75% prior to this year – entered liquidation in January after issues around its German shipyards saw the company default on loan repayments related to debts totalling almost US$2.8 billion. With few other options available and authorities in the US seizing vessels under its Crystal Cruises brand, Genting Hong Kong ultimately filed a winding up petition