{"id":28672,"date":"2022-04-04T09:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=28672"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:55:46","slug":"stanley-choi-chiu-fai-steps-down-as-iec-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/stanley-choi-chiu-fai-steps-down-as-iec-executive-director","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Choi Chiu Fai steps down as IEC executive director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stanley Choi Chiu Fai has resigned as executive director to focus on other business commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.-\u00a0International Entertainment Corp (IEC)\u00a0has reported that\u00a0<strong>Stanley Choi Chiu Fai\u00a0<\/strong>has stepped down as executive director of the company to devote more time to other business commitments which require more of his attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the company filing,\u00a0<strong>Choi has no disagreement with the board\u00a0<\/strong>and there are no matters relating to his resignation that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders. In January, Choi entered into<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/iec-chairman-no-longer-substantial-shareholder\" target=\"_blank\">a placing agreement with Head &amp; Shoulders Securities Limited<\/a>\u00a0for a maximum of 190,000,000 Shares, reducing his stake in the company\u00a0<strong>from 18.75 per cent to just 4.87 per cent<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IEC has also confirmed that<strong>\u00a0Aurelio Jr. Dizon Tablante has been appointed as executive director\u00a0<\/strong>with effect from April 1. Tablante was the senior vice-president of Marina Square Properties, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of the company. He was also the president of each of the company&#8217;s three indirect subsidiaries \u2013 Harbor View Properties and Holdings, Inc., Blue Marine Properties, Inc. and Pacific Bayview Properties, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Eugene Ha Kee Choy has resigned as independent non-executive director<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;to devote more time to his other business commitments which require more of his attention and dedication.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IEC still negotiating terms of provisional gaming licence with PAGCOR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Focus Gaming News previously reported, IEC has revealed through a company filing that it is still negotiating with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) over the terms of&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/iec-secures-licence-for-manila-casino\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its temporary gaming licence to operate a casino in Manila<\/a>. IEC said it debating the scope and timeline for its IR development and has yet to find suitable land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last July, the company announced it had entered into a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/iec-announces-agreement-with-pagcor-to-develop-new-coast-hotel\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cooperation agreement<\/a><strong>&nbsp;with PAGCOR&nbsp;<\/strong>for the development of its New Coast Hotel property in Manila. The resort will feature<strong>&nbsp;250 gaming tables, 100 junket tables, 1,600 slot machines&nbsp;<\/strong>and 800 5-star luxury hotel rooms, as well as restaurants, leisure facilities and shopping arcades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanley Choi Chiu Fai has resigned as executive director to focus on other business commitments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":9597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"International Entertainment Corp (IEC) has announced executive changes, including the resignation of Stanley Choi Chiu Fai and Eugene Ha Kee Choy, and the appointment of Aurelio Jr. Dizon Tablante. Concurrently, IEC continues negotiations with PAGCOR regarding the provisional gaming license for its integrated resort development at the New Coast Hotel property in Manila, detailing the planned scale of gaming and hospitality facilities.","focusai_entities":"Stanley Choi Chiu Fai, International Entertainment Corp (IEC), Head & Shoulders Securities Limited, Aurelio Jr. Dizon Tablante, Marina Square Properties, Inc., Harbor View Properties and Holdings, Inc., Blue Marine Properties, Inc., Pacific Bayview Properties, Inc., Eugene Ha Kee Choy, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Focus Gaming News","focusai_location":"The Philippines, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR License Negotiation Impact?","query":"What are the specific points of contention in the provisional license negotiations with PAGCOR, and how might these impact the IR's operational timeline, scope, and potential GGR projections?"},{"label":"IEC Strategic Vision Post-Choi?","query":"Given Stanley Choi's reduced stake and resignation, what is the revised long-term strategic vision for IEC's integrated resort development in Manila, and how will capital expenditure and funding be managed?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23727],"class_list":["post-28672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-international-entertainment-corp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28672"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28689,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28672\/revisions\/28689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}