{"id":226180,"date":"2016-04-25T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=226180"},"modified":"2016-04-25T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T20:00:50","slug":"imperial-pacific-names-high-profile-advisers-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/imperial-pacific-names-high-profile-advisers-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial Pacific names high-profile advisers from US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-226180 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/imperial-pacific-names-high-profile-advisers-us\/imperical-pix-freeh\/'>Imperical-pix-(Freeh)<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226185'>\n\t\t\t\tFreeh\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/imperial-pacific-names-high-profile-advisers-us\/imperical-pix-paterson\/'>Imperical-pix-(Paterson)<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226186'>\n\t\t\t\tPaterson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/imperial-pacific-names-high-profile-advisers-us\/imperical-pix-rendell\/'>Imperical-pix-(Rendell)<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226187'>\n\t\t\t\tRendell\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific International Holdings, Ltd. has established a three member advisory committee to provide the firm\u2019s management with \u201csound strategic and tactical advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initial members of the committee are all former high-profile individuals in the United States\u2019 political scene. They are former Pennsylvania governor Edward Rendell, former New York governor David Paterson, and former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Louis Freeh.<\/p>\n<p>The three men have been appointed members of the company\u2019s advisory committee with effect from Wednesday, Imperial Pacific stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main function of the advisory committee is to provide the management of the company with sound strategic and tactical advice on issues that the group may face from time to time, including but not limited to business strategies and government relations,\u201d the firm\u00a0said in a filing.<\/p>\n<p>Imperial Pacific added: \u201cThe board has determined that the establishment of the advisory committee with members who have considerable experience of governmental and regulatory policies will strengthen the company\u2019s corporate governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imperial Pacific currently operates a \u201ctemporary casino\u201d on Saipan, a Pacific island that forms part of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The $25-million gaming venue, which began operations last year, had a total of 16 VIP gaming tables and 32 mass tables in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The company started the construction of a $500-million casino resort\u2014the \u201cGrand Mariana\u201d\u2014 in mid-2015. According to Imperial Pacific, the venue will feature 350 hotel rooms, 15 villas, more than 200 gaming tables, 400-plus slot machines, several restaurants, a beach club, and a night club. 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