{"id":777033065,"date":"2025-10-14T07:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033065"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:15:15","slug":"galaxy-entertainment-appoints-new-cfo-as-ted-chan-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/galaxy-entertainment-appoints-new-cfo-as-ted-chan-steps-down","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Entertainment appoints Thomas Arasi as CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arasi will replace Ted Chan in the role later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has named Thomas Arasi<\/strong> as its new chief financial officer. He will assume the role on October 27 in place of Ted Chan<\/strong>, who will leave the company on November 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chan joined GEG in 2018 as chief operating officer \u2013 Japan Development and led the company’s Japan development project until 2022. He was appointed as the company\u2019s chief financial officer in March 2023.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francis Lui, chairman of GEG said: \u201cI would like to acknowledge and thank Ted Chan for his efforts and contributions to the Group over the past 7 years, who has decided to pursue personal interests.\u00a0He played a key leadership role with the management team in consolidating the company\u2019s position as the market leader in the industry. I personally wish him all the very best in his future endeavours.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: “Arasi brings extensive expertise to the group, having over 35 years of corporate experience across multiple industries, including Financial Services, Hospitality and importantly 16 years within Integrated Resorts. Additionally, Tom is also multi-culturally sensitive, having managed various businesses in North America, Japan, Singapore and Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am confident that under Tom\u2019s leadership we will continue to have an exceptionally strong finance function to support the group\u2019s business performance and strategic growth. Tom will work with Ted to ensure a seamless handover, transition and leadership continuity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chan said: \u201cI deeply appreciate the chairman\u2019s kind support and guidance throughout the years. It is my privilege to serve this company and work alongside many talented and dedicated colleagues. I am grateful for the opportunities, challenges and experiences in GEG over the past seven years. The journey has been both professionally rewarding and personally enriching. I would like to express my deep gratitude for everyone who has been part of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Hong Kong Jockey Club appoints sports business executive director<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arasi will replace Ted Chan in the role later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has appointed Thomas Arasi as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective October 27, replacing Ted Chan. Arasi brings over 35 years of corporate experience, including 16 years in Integrated Resorts across multiple international markets. Chan, who previously led GEG's Japan development project, will depart on November 22 to pursue personal interests.","focusai_entities":"Thomas Arasi, Ted Chan, Galaxy Entertainment Group, GEG, Francis Lui, Hong Kong Jockey Club","focusai_location":"Macau, North America, Japan, Singapore, Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Arasi's Strategic Priorities?","query":"What specific strategic financial initiatives might Thomas Arasi prioritize at GEG, given his 16 years of experience within Integrated Resorts and multi-cultural management background?"},{"label":"Impact on Capital Allocation?","query":"How might this CFO transition impact GEG's capital expenditure plans, particularly concerning non-gaming investments, regional expansion, or potential M&A activities in the current market cycle?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[24938,24619,23959],"class_list":["post-777033065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-board","tag-finance","tag-galaxy-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033065","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777033065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033096,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033065\/revisions\/777033096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}