Sands China Honours Over 3,700 Team Members for Reaching 15-Year and 10-Year Anniversaries in 2021
Nearly 9,900 team members have served the company for more than 10 years
(Macao,
Nov. 19, 2021) – More than 1,500 Sands China
team members are celebrating their 15-year company
anniversaries in 2021, and over 2,200 are marking their
10-year anniversaries. Sands China Ltd. honoured the
more than 3,700 team members at ceremonies at The
Londoner® Macao between Nov. 12 and 18,
expressing the company's gratitude to the team members
for their loyalty and their continuous contributions to
the development of the
company.
At the "Our 15
Years of Excellence" and "Our Perfect 10, Thank You"
events, Sands China Ltd. President Dr. Wilfred Wong
personally recognised the many long-serving team
members. Those celebrating 15 years received an
Honourable Service Award – a 15th anniversary souvenir
box containing an anniversary certificate, special
edition pin designed by a team member, and a
commemorative tie or scarf. The souvenirs were designed
to symbolise the heritage of the Sands spirit and to
represent the close bond between team members. They also
received a gift certificate for a special 15-year
anniversary meal to enjoy with a loved one at their
choice of selected Sands China restaurants, as a further
expression of the company's gratitude to its veteran
team members. The 10-year anniversary team members were
recognised with a commemorative plaque and a gift
certificate for a special 10-year anniversary
meal.
"Our team
members continue to be our most valuable asset. We have
set deep roots in Macao for almost two decades, and
long-serving team members have been essential to the
continuous and steady development of the company," said
Dr. Wong. "The entire executive management team
expresses its sincere and deep appreciation to our
long-serving team members for their unwavering
dedication to the company's growth. With all team
members staying united, we are confident that we will
always be ready to overcome any challenges as we
continue to deliver extraordinary experiences for our
guests and
visitors."
Human
resources team member Trammy Lam said: "I'd like to
express my sincere gratitude to the company for having
provided me with so many opportunities for career
development and personal growth over the past 15 years.
I've been able to gain a lot of knowledge and new
skills, and that's helped me broaden my international
horizons. I'm very honoured and proud to be a part of
this team and to have witnessed the company develop into
the largest integrated resort operator in Macao. I look
forward to continue walking alongside the company into
the future and I'm excited to see what lies
ahead."
Sands China
has long placed people at the heart of its strategy. To
date, nearly 9,900 team members have served the company
for more than 10 years, representing 40 per cent of all
team members, and over 3,700 of them have reached their
15-year milestones. More than 1,200 team members have
remained with the company since helping launch
Sands® Macao in 2004, representing one-third
of that property's opening team. The 17 years between
then and now have witnessed a significant growth in the
percentage of local residents among Sands China's
management team members, soaring from 20 per cent in
2004 to 91 per cent in
2021.
These
statistics show how Sands China, as a company rooted in
Macao, has made sure to nurture the development of its
team members alongside the growth of the
company.