Leading B2B Asian gaming industry media brand Inside Asian Gaming is pleased to announce that Mr Kevin L. Tan, President and CEO of Alliance Global Group and Chairman of Newport World Resorts operator Travellers International Hotel Group Inc, will be the keynote speaker on Day 2 of the 2024 IAG Academy Summit.
It’s a new dawn for Newport World Resorts operator Travellers International, with a number of fresh faces in the company’s C-suite and a renewed sense of vigor under Chairman Kevin L. Tan, who took the reins in March 2022. During his keynote address Mr Tan will discuss how Newport is positioning itself in an increasingly competitive Philippines market, the key opportunities he sees moving forward and the company’s ambitious growth plans capitalizing on those opportunities.
Kevin L. Tan serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Global Group, Inc., one of the Philippines’ largest and most diversified corporations. AGI is the parent company of Megaworld Corporation, Emperador Distillers, Inc. and a partner of McDonald’s Philippines through its master franchise holder, Golden Arches Development Corp. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Board for Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., developer and operator of Newport World Resorts.
As one of the youngest CEOs of a major Philippine company, Mr Tan has steered AGI to become a leading premium lifestyle conglomerate. He has fortified the company’s dominance in the tourism and hospitality industry, making it the nation’s largest hotel operator through the revitalized Newport World Resorts and its own Megaworld Hotels and Resorts brands.
Kevin has led the master planning of Megaworld’s 33 pioneering township developments and extensive tourism projects, which continue to drive economic growth across various regions of the Philippines. He has also overseen significant acquisitions and the global expansion of Emperador, propelling it to become the largest liquor company in the Philippines and the world’s largest brandy maker.