Grant Bowie - President of MGM Grand Paradise in Macau

25/6/2008

Grant Bowie (1971-1975), has been appointed President of MGM Grand Paradise Ltd in Macau, the role beginning on 1 August.

The position entails responsibility for the overall management, strategic development, expansion and all of the joint company’s activities in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise was formed to develop, build and operate resort casinos in Macau, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR), under an agreement approved by the Macau government.

Grant Bowie

Grant is a veteran in managing market-leading gaming and hotel properties with his approach integrating the key disciplines of sales and marketing, human resources, finance and organisational sustainability into a single brand position.

After almost 20 years with Conrad Jupiters Golf Coast, Grant’s final position in Australia was the company’s senior Vice-President for the Australian region. From 2003 to 2007, he was based in Macau, SAR, filing the role of President and General Manager of Wynn Macau.

After almost a year away from the industry, Grant says he’s looking forward to the joining the MGM Grand team and building on the success generated by the opening of the property last year.

The MGM Grand Macau is a 600-room, 35-storey hotel which rises over 150 metres above the South China Sea waterfront. Separated into three distinct segments as the building rises skywards, it projects three brilliant shades of gold. It was built at a cost of $US1.25 billion.

Grant is a Fellow member of the Foundation as well as having taken out the Old Boys’ life membership option.

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