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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 92 26-50 PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wynn Macau Ltd 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: 756 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 17 Credited with steadying the ship at Wynn Palace Defender of the Wynn luxury brand with meticulous attention to detail Over 15 years with Wynn in Macau 使永利皇宮這艘大船得以行穩 永利奢侈品牌一絲不苟的捍衛者 服務永利澳門逾15年 COUGHLAN 26 高哲恒 IAN MICHAEL CHANGE is afoot at Wynn Macau Ltd. In the space of less than a week in July, it was announced that both President and Executive Director Ian Michael Coughlan and Wynn Macau Resort COO Ciarán Carruthers would be stepping aside, with former Wynn Palace COO Frederic Luvisutto promoted to COO of Wynn Macau Ltd. It remains to be seen exactly how such shifting tides impact a company renowned for its exacting standards and dedication to luxury, but the departure of Coughlan looms as particularly significant. While Coughlan isn’t leaving the party altogether – from February 2023 he will transition to advisor and non- executive director – his presence running day-to-day operations across Wynn’s two Macau resorts has long been considered the driving factor in maintaining the luxurious standards which the company has become synonymous with. Coughlan is intimately familiar with the Wynn Macau brand, having served as President of its peninsula property before stepping up to take on Wynn Palace as well. Joining the company in January 2007, he became an Executive Director in 2009 and was appointed to his current position in October 2016, guiding the previously underperforming Wynn Palace to 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, is highly regarded at Wynn Macau as defender of the Wynn brand. Time will tell whether that legacy will remain in his absence. Still too energetic and passionate to retire, we suspect it is a question of when and where – not if – Ian Michael Coughlan will re-emerge in the global IR industry. 永利澳門 的變化正悄然發生。今年7月，不到一周的時間裡該公司宣佈總 裁兼執行董事高哲恒及永利澳門營運總裁簡浩龍離職。原永利皇宮營運總 裁羅偉信晉升為永利澳門的營運總裁。 這種高層持續的變動會對這家以高標準及專注奢侈品牌而聞名的公司 將產生何種影響，目前尚有待觀察。但高哲恆的離開顯然是重磅消息。儘 管目前高哲恆並未完全離開，他將自2023年2月起，轉任公司的顧問及非 執行董事。長期以來他對永利在澳門的兩間綜合度假村的日常營運，一直 被認為是該公司維持豪華標準的驅動因素。 高哲恆對永利澳門的品牌瞭若指掌。在接手永利皇宮之前，曾擔任永 利澳門的總裁。 他於2007年1月加入永利，並在2009年成為執行董事，於2016年10 月被任命為永利澳門有限公司總裁，所負責此前表現不佳的永利皇宮，在 疫情爆發前的2018及2019年皆有著創紀錄的業績表現。 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。只有時間才知道，待他離去 之後其職場遺產會否得以存續。 不過高哲恆仍精力充沛充滿熱情，遠未到退休之時。我們毫不懷疑未 來他將重新出現在全球IR行業——不是會否，而是何時、何地。