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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 90 11-25 PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Genting Malaysia 總裁兼執行董事 雲頂馬來西亞 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 757 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 31 Oversees family heirloom Resorts World Genting, featuring the only casino in Malaysia Listed as administrator of Genting Malaysia entity bidding for Macau casino concession 負責林氏家族「傳家寶」雲頂世界的營運，該項目坐擁馬來西亞唯一 的賭場 被列入雲頂馬來西亞競投澳門博彩經營批給實體的高管 LEE CHOONG YAN 25 李忠仁 IT’S BEEN QUITE the rollercoaster ride for Genting Malaysia over the past few years – an apt experience given the long-awaited launch of its new Malaysian theme park, Genting SkyWorlds, earlier this year. Having largely avoided any major COVID-19 impact during the early days of the pandemic, Malaysia was hit hard in 2021 with its flagship integrated resort, Resorts World Genting (RWG), shut completely for four months between June and October. But recovery has been swift and strong. Genting Malaysia, which also boasts properties in the United States and the UK, saw its revenue more than double to MYR2.18 billion (US$487 million) in the June 2022 quarter, including a five-fold increase in RWG's revenue to MYR1.31 billion (US$293 million). Ratings agency Fitch has already seen enough to predict that revenue from RWG will return to 75% of pre-COVID levels this year and 95% by 2023. As for the new theme park, which opened in January at a cost of US$800 million, analysts do not expect it to be earnings positive but have nevertheless labelled it a “net positive” because it will grow general visitation – a factor seen as key to the company’s recovery trajectory. That’s great news for Lee, who celebrates 25 years with Genting Malaysia in 2022 – 16 of them as President and the past two sitting on the Board of Directors. 過去幾年 為雲頂馬來西亞而言，就如坐過山車那般跌宕起伏，恰如該公司 於今年早些時候在馬來西亞推出的全新雲頂天城世界主題公園，是一次恰 如其分的體驗。 曾在新冠疫情初期基本避開了重大影響的雲頂馬來西亞，在2021年遭 受重創，其旗艦物業雲頂世界自6月到10月間整整關閉了4個月。 但其復甦迅速而強勁。在美國及英國同樣擁有物業的雲頂馬來西亞在 2022年第二季度錄得收入按年翻倍，至21.8億令吉（4.87億美元），其中 雲頂世界的收入增長了五倍之多，至13.1億令吉（2.93億美元）。 評級機構惠譽認為，雲頂世界的收入將在今年恢復至疫前水平的75% ，至2023年有望恢復至疫前水平的95%。於1月開業投資額為8億美元的 新主題公園，儘管分析師們認為其不會帶來積極影響，但仍將之列為利好 因素，而這也被視為該公司復甦的關鍵因素之一。 這對於李忠仁而言無疑是個好消息。他在雲頂的工作即將邁入第25 年，其中有16年是擔任總裁兼營運總監，過去兩年則擔任了公司董事。