{"id":184027,"date":"2014-11-05T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=184027"},"modified":"2014-11-05T08:53:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T22:53:00","slug":"mark-brown-appointed-ceo-best-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mark-brown-appointed-ceo-best-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Brown is appointed CEO of Best Sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184029\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-184029\" alt=\"Brown\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mark-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>Best\u00a0Sunshine\u00a0International\u00a0Ltd.\u00a0ended\u00a0its\u00a0search\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0chief\u00a0executive\u00a0officer\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0appointment\u00a0of\u00a0Mark\u00a0Brown,\u00a0formerly\u00a0of\u00a0Venetian\u00a0Macao\u00a0and\u00a0Sands\u00a0Macao.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BSI\u00a0senior\u00a0vice\u00a0president\u00a0for\u00a0corporate\u00a0marketing\u00a0Jacqueline\u00a0Wu\u00a0told\u00a0Saipan\u00a0Tribune\u00a0that\u00a0Brown\u00a0would\u00a0formally\u00a0join\u00a0the\u00a0exclusive\u00a0Saipan\u00a0casino\u00a0developer\u00a0on\u00a0Nov.\u00a010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0all\u00a0very\u00a0excited\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0Mark\u00a0on\u00a0board.\u00a0Mark\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pioneers\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0integrated\u00a0resorts\u00a0industry\u00a0worldwide,\u00a0with\u00a0hands-on\u00a0experience\u00a0building\u00a0these\u00a0massive\u00a0resorts\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0various\u00a0jurisdictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wu\u00a0said\u00a0that\u00a0Brown,\u00a0with\u00a0whom\u00a0she\u00a0worked\u00a0with\u00a0at\u00a0Las\u00a0Vegas\u00a0Sands\u00a0Corp.\u00a0in\u00a0Macau,\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0hiring\u00a0coup\u00a0for\u00a0BSI,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0owned\u00a0by\u00a0Hong\u00a0Kong-based\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Pacific\u00a0International\u00a0Holdings\u00a0Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially\u00a0valuable\u00a0to\u00a0us\u00a0is\u00a0his\u00a0Asia\u00a0experience,\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0his\u00a0knowledge\u00a0about\u00a0our\u00a0customers,\u00a0the\u00a0integrated\u00a0resort\u00a0business,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0sensitivity\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0local\u00a0environment.\u00a0The\u00a0most\u00a0important\u00a0of\u00a0all\u00a0is\u00a0his\u00a0leadership,\u00a0steering\u00a0an\u00a0enormous\u00a0workforce\u00a0with\u00a0diverse\u00a0culture\u00a0to\u00a0achieve\u00a0business\u00a0goals.\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0pleased\u00a0to\u00a0welcome\u00a0Mark\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0our\u00a0chief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GGR\u00a0Asia,\u00a0a\u00a0website\u00a0on\u00a0regional\u00a0casino\u00a0developments,\u00a0reported\u00a0Brown\u2019s\u00a0appointment\u00a0as\u00a0CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Pacific\u2019s\u00a0Saipan\u00a0casino\u00a0project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0website\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0his\u00a0appointment\u00a0as\u00a0BSI\u00a0CEO,\u00a0Brown\u00a0was\u00a0president\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Venetian\u00a0Macao\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0of\u00a0Sands\u00a0Macao\u00a0from\u00a0April\u00a02006\u00a0to\u00a0April\u00a02009.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0Brown\u00a0joined\u00a0Cambodian\u00a0casino\u00a0operator\u00a0NagaCorp\u00a0Ltd\u00a0in\u00a0December\u00a02013\u00a0as\u00a0chief\u00a0operating\u00a0officer\u00a0of\u00a0subsidiary\u00a0NagaWorld\u00a0Ltd.,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0resigned\u00a0last\u00a0month\u00a0to\u00a0pursue\u00a0other\u00a0opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0CNMI\u00a0Lottery\u00a0Commission\u00a0awarded\u00a0an\u00a0exclusive\u00a0Saipan\u00a0casino\u00a0developer\u00a0license\u00a0to\u00a0BSI\u00a0last\u00a0July\u00a015.\u00a0Since\u00a0then,\u00a0BSI\u00a0has\u00a0hiked\u00a0its\u00a0promised\u00a0investment\u00a0to\u00a0$7.1\u00a0billion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0its\u00a0Sept.\u00a024\u00a0filing\u00a0of\u00a0business\u00a0plan\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Hong\u00a0Kong\u00a0Stock\u00a0Exchange,\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Pacific\u00a0announced\u00a0a\u00a0five-phase\u00a0development\u00a0project\u00a0on\u00a0Saipan,\u00a0which\u00a0would\u00a0include\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0of\u00a04,252\u00a0rooms\u00a0and\u00a0300\u00a0villas,\u00a01,600\u00a0gaming\u00a0tables,\u00a0and\u00a03,500\u00a0slot\u00a0machines\u00a0on\u00a0top\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0theme\u00a0park\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0tourism-related\u00a0amenities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best\u00a0Sunshine\u00a0International\u00a0Ltd.\u00a0ended\u00a0its\u00a0search\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0chief\u00a0executive\u00a0officer\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0appointment\u00a0of\u00a0Mark\u00a0Brown,\u00a0formerly\u00a0of\u00a0Venetian\u00a0Macao\u00a0and\u00a0Sands\u00a0Macao.&nbsp; 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