Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has appointed Lam Yi Young as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO) and Andrew MacDonald as Chief Casino Officer.
The appointments strengthen RWS’s leadership and management bench to drive sustainable growth.
As Deputy CEO of RWS, Lam will assist RWS CEO, Tan Hee Teck, in the execution of the strategies, management, and development of RWS’s business, and ensure effective day-to-day operational performance and organisational excellence. Lam brings with him a wealth of experience, including 11 years in senior public sector leadership positions. His most recent role is as CEO of Singapore Business Federation. Lam will join RWS on 1 January 2023 and will assume his Deputy CEO appointment upon the passing of a suitability assessment by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore.
With his appointment as Chief Casino Officer of RWS, MacDonald oversees overall casino business at RWS. MacDonald is an industry veteran with more than four decades of professional, commercial and operational experience in the gaming industry. Prior to his last role as Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Casino Officer of Las Vegas Sands, he was the Executive Vice President of Casino at Marina Bay Sands.
“We welcome Mr Lam and Mr MacDonald as RWS continues its journey of recovery and transformation to deliver best in class tourism destination experience,” the company said.
