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Venetian Macau Limited
(VML) has appointed Mr. Antonio Ferreira (Mr. Wu Shun-him) as Managing Director, subject to Government approval. Dr. Luís
Nuno Mesquita de Melo, who held the Managing Director position on an interim basis, will be appointed as General Counsel of
VML and Member of the Board of Directors of VML and associated companies, replacing Pedro Branco as General Counsel who has decided to head up his own
private practice.
Ferreira is the founder of the Wu’s Group, which first started with operations in
Macau and successfully expanded to several countries and
territories, including the United States, Japan, Portugal, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Ferreira also plays an active role in many
important Macau organizations, including the Macau Chamber of Commerce, Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association and the Macau Tung Sin
Tong Charitable Society.
“We are extremely honored and fortunate to have Mr. Ferreira join our company as Managing Director,” said William Weidner, President of Las
Vegas Sands Corp (LVS). “He is a widely-respected individual who, with more than 45 years of business experience in
Macau, will bring
important insights and perspectives to our on-going developments in
Macau. He is clearly a strong addition to our already solid management
team in Macau.”
In his role as Managing Director, Ferreira will be responsible mainly for interacting with the
Macau SAR Government on the company’s duties
and obligations relating to the Gaming Sub-Concession Agreement.
In addition to his successful business career, Ferreira is also a noted philanthropist. He has donated generously to various teaching and
educational facilities, nursing colleges and hospitals. He has also donated significant amounts of money to several disaster relief efforts in the
region.
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