Board of Directors
Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho
Committee: Remuneration Committee
Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho, SBS, JP, is the Chairperson of the Company since May 2023. She is the Managing Director of MGM Grand Paradise Limited, a position which she has served since June 1, 2005; an executive Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company; and also a Director of a number of privately held companies, including Grand Paradise Macau Limited, Grand Paradise Grupo S.A., New Corporate Enterprises Limited, Bright Elite Holdings Limited and Grand Paradise Group (HK) Limited. Ms. Ho is the Group Executive Chairperson and Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited, positions she has held since 2017 and 1999 respectively, the Vice-Chairperson and non-executive Director of Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited since 2021, and an independent non-executive director of China Southern Airlines Company Limited since 2023; these three companies are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited. In addition, she is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Estoril-Sol, SGPS, SA, a Portuguese listed gaming company; the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Macau International Airport Company Limited. She was an independent non-executive Director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited, which is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In Hong Kong, Ms. Ho is the Chairperson of Hong Kong Federation of Women, a General Committee Member of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, a Director of Friends of Hong Kong Association Limited, a governor of Our Hong Kong Foundation Limited and an Executive Vice-president of The Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organisation. In Mainland, Ms. Ho is a standing committee member of the National Committee of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”), a Vice Chairperson of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a standing committee member of the All-China Women’s Federation, a standing committee member of the Beijing Municipal CPPCC, a Vice Chairperson of the International Mountain Tourism Alliance, the Executive President of China Chamber of Tourism, a Vice President of China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation, a member of the Committee of Experts for the Construction of World Class Tourist Attractions and Tourist Resorts, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China and a Vice President of China Women’s Chamber of Commerce under All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. In Macau, she was appointed as a member of Board of Trustees of Cultural Development Fund by the Government of Macau Special Administrative Region since January 2022. She is the Chairperson of Global Tourism Economy Research Centre and the Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Global Tourism Economy Forum, a Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Macau Chamber of Commerce, the President of General Association of Macau Beijing Organization and a Vice Chairperson of Macau Convention & Exhibition Association. Internationally, she is also an Executive Committee member of the World Travel & Tourism Council and a member of Sotheby’s International Council, and was appointed as a Tourism Ambassador by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in October 2018. Ms. Ho was appointed as Honorary Professor of School of Political Communication, Central China Normal University in November 2013. She received an Honorary Fellowship from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and University of Hong Kong in June 2014 and September 2015 respectively. Ms. Ho was appointed as Justices of Peace and was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in July 2015 and October 2020 respectively. She was bestowed the Medal of Merit — Tourism by the Government of Macau Special Administrative Region in September 2019. Ms. Ho graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business management from the Santa Clara University in the United States.