{"id":777017330,"date":"2024-07-17T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017330"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:05:57","slug":"suntrust-appoints-andrew-lo-kai-bong-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suntrust-appoints-andrew-lo-kai-bong-as-president","title":{"rendered":"Suntrust appoints Andrew Lo Kai Bong as president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lo Kai Bong succeeds David Chua Ming Huat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- <strong>Suntrust Resort Holdings<\/strong> has announced that <strong>Andrew Lo Kai Bong <\/strong>has been appointed as its new president following the retirement of<strong> David Chua Ming Huat<\/strong>. According to the company&#8217;s filing, Lo Kai Bong will serve as Suntrust\u2019s president until a\u00a0successor \u201cis elected and qualifies for the position.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lo Kai Bong was elected to the board of directors on May 4, 2021. He <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/let-group-holdings-appoints-lo-kai-bong-as-chairman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">became the chairman of LET Group<\/a> and SA Holdings on August 31, 2022. According to the company, he is involved in developing LET Group&#8217;s overseas businesses and is responsible for corporate management, mergers, and acquisitions. Additionally, he serves as an executive director on the board of Summit Ascent Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suntrust is currently working on the development of <strong>The Westside City Project<\/strong>. The integrated resort is expected&nbsp;to open in&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/westside-city-casino-opening-delayed\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first quarter of 2025<\/a>.&nbsp;The company had&nbsp;originally&nbsp;planned a 2023 opening. The US$1bn project&nbsp;is set&nbsp;to include&nbsp;400 gaming tables and 1,200 slot machines, 450 five-star hotel rooms and 960 parking spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suntrust-approves-us17m-loan-for-westside-city-casino\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suntrust approves US$17m loan for Westside City casino<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lo Kai Bong succeeds David Chua Ming Huat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777015964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Suntrust Resort Holdings has appointed Andrew Lo Kai Bong as its new President, succeeding David Chua Ming Huat. 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