{"id":777016186,"date":"2024-06-06T08:39:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T11:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016186"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:27:17","slug":"pagcor-chairman-named-executive-of-the-year-at-gga-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-chairman-named-executive-of-the-year-at-gga-2024","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR chairman named Executive of the Year at GGA 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alejandro H. Tengco was honoured at Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), won the Executive of the Year award at the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific (GGA) 2024<\/strong>. The ceremony was held at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City on Tuesday (June 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hubert Wang<\/strong>, president and COO of MGM China, was the runner-up for the award. Lloyd Robson<\/strong>, general manager for Asia at Aristocrat Gaming, and Joe Pisano<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies, were named joint third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tengco said the award “validated the efforts that we have been putting over the past two years. It also proved that we are leading the agency in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis award inspires me to work harder so that our plans and aspirations for PAGCOR may become a reality during my tenure as chairman and CEO,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award for Casino Operator of the Year went to Galaxy Entertainment Group and Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, with Sands as the runner-up and Wynn Resorts Macau in third place. There were several other awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR issues 40 offshore gaming operator licences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alejandro H. Tengco\u00a0was appointed PAGCOR CEO and COO in August 2022<\/a>. A former vice mayor of Malolos, Bulacan, he also worked as a special assistant of businessman\u00a0Anthony \u201cTonyboy\u201d Cojuangco, chairman of Tiger Resort Leisure Entertainment (TRLEI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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