The board of directors of Sands China Ltd. announced several key leadership transitions effective as of January 24, 2024. Mr. Chum, aged 48, has been Chief Operating Officer since February 21, 2020. He is an Executive Director, Chairman of the Capex Committee and a director of various subsidiaries of the Company, including VML.

Since July 2022, he also concurrently serves as Executive Vice President -- Asia Operations at LVS, with oversight over LVS' operations in Asia. He is an independent non-executive director and member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee at Kerry Properties Limited, listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chum joined LVS and Group as Senior Vice President, Global Gaming Strategy in July2013 and served as Chief of Staff from March 2015 until February 2020.

Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Chum spent 14 years at UBS Investment Bank in a variety of roles, including serving as managing director, head of Hong Kong equity research and head of China equity research. He was named Asia's stock-picker of the year by the Financial Times in 2011. Mr. Chum graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Oxford.

Mr. Chum was appointed as an Executive Director on January 7, 2021 for no specific term, but is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company at least once every three years in accordance with the articles of association of the Company. Mr. Sun, aged 50, has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 24, 2017. He is also the managing director of VML and a director of various subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Sun joined the Company in 2007 and served as Senior Vice President of Finance from October 2013 until April 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sun held a variety of financial controller and financial management positions with various divisions of General Electric in Shanghai and Singapore since 1996. Mr. Sun graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1996 with a Bachelor degree in Economics and Financial Management and a minor in Computer Science and Application.

He subsequently obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, United States. Mr. Sun is a fellow of CPA (FCPA) Australia. Mr. Williams, aged 48, has been General Counsel and Company Secretary since February 21, 2020.

He is also a director of various subsidiaries of the Company, including VML. Mr. Williams joined the Company in 2006 and served as Senior Vice President of Legal and Company Secretary from January 2017 until February 2020. Mr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB (Hons)) degree from the United Kingdom and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Mr. Williams is a fellow member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute. The Board would like to congratulate Mr. Goldstein on his re-designation and Dr. Wong, Mr. Chum, Mr. Sun and Mr. Williams on their new positions.