Cultivating all-round outstanding management talent to help               

    enhance local tourism competitiveness

Macao, November 15, 2024 ─ Wynn has launched the "Wynn Management Skills Program" with Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) which provides a two-year professional training program for Wynn management staff in different fields and cultivate outstanding management talent with allround interdisciplinary strategic thinking and global visions. Wynn recently held the "Wynn Management Skills Program" graduation ceremony at MPU, where 45 outstanding trainees were awarded certificates. Talent development is an important cornerstone for propelling moderate economic and industrial diversification. In tandem with the SAR Government's policy, Wynn has been actively providing diverse training programs for its team members in the hope of fostering more outstanding local talent and creating more upward mobility and horizontal development opportunities for them.

MPU Rector, Prof. Im Sio Kei, remarked in his speech that "MPU shares the same philosophy as Wynn in fostering interdisciplinary versatile management talent to contribute toward the adequate economic diversification of Macao. The "Wynn Management Skills Program" that they co-run with Wynn aims to nurture outstanding management talent with all-round interdisciplinary strategic thinking and global visions. MPU is very pleased to have established this long-term cooperation with Wynn to jointly foster a sustainable pool of high-quality integrated tourism and leisure professionals for Macao."

Ms. Linda Chen, President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Wynn Macau Limited, expressed in her speech that "Wynn is truly honored to partner with MPU to run a series of professional courses. These courses allow the trainees to gain a sharper business insight and broad visions of the market, which can deepen their understanding of innovative technology and the ever-changing business environment and are very important for their career development."

The "Wynn Management Skills Program" co-run by Wynn and MPU is a training program for Wynn management staff. The two-year program is a benchmark for cross-disciplinary study as it covers regional and national industrial development, trends of digital finance, current application of high technology in tourism and entertainment scenarios, and integrated resort management models featuring interdisciplinary collaboration. Through different forms of lectures, seminars, group work and exchange, the program aims to nurture management staff with high potential and guide them to reconsider their future career path and development. The program has also received full support from Wynn's senior executives, who attended several sharing sessions with the trainees in regard to the company's strategy and vision. Moreover, the program also features a showcase of innovative and creative cases, where the project of the winning groups will be applied in daily operations, thus giving the trainees a lot of encouragement. At present, around 40% of the participating Wynn executives have been promoted or entrusted with more challenging responsibilities.

Guests attending the ceremony also included Mr. Frederic Luvisutto, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Wynn Macau Limited; Mr. Craig Fullalove, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Wynn Macau Limited; Dr. Barry Ip, Vice President of Learning and Advancement of Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace; Ms. Stephanie So, Vice President of Human Resources of Wynn Macau; and Director Prof. Wang Changbin and Deputy Director Mr. Siu Yu Ning of the Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies of MPU, among others.