Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of veteran casino executive Mark Brown as president and chief executive of the company’s Saipan casino resort project.
The appointment will be effective from November 10, the company said in a filing.
Brown was president of the Venetian Macao and Sands Macao from April 2006 to April 2009. He joined Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd. in December 2013 as chief operating officer of subsidiary NagaWorld Ltd., but resigned last month to “pursue other opportunities.”
“As a chief executive with a career working directly for prominent gaming figureheads, Mr. Brown is uniquely qualified to helm ultra-large scale operations from the ground up and strategize for long-term growth,” Imperial Pacific wrote in its filing.
“Mr. Brown established himself as one of the world’s most respected experts in the unique sector of high-end Asian gaming and junket operations. Considering that the (Saipan) project will target mainly Asia-based customers, Mr. Brown’s extensive experience… makes him exceptionally suited for the group’s casino resort project.”
The Lottery Commission of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands confirmed on July 15 that Best Sunshine International Ltd, a subsidiary of Imperial Pacific, had been awarded an exclusive license to operate a casino on the Pacific island of Saipan.
Saipan is the largest island in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
