Former football superstar David Beckham, has signed a deal with Las Vegas Sands, which also owns the properties of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and in Macau, the Sands China Ltd holdings of the Cotai Strip, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai Central, Sands Macao and the Venetian Macao.
The news was made at a press conference held on Friday at the Venetian Macao, as a buildup to the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios set to take place this coming Sunday morning on 24 November 2013.
On the new spokesperson role for Las Vegas Sands in Asia, which will involve promoting the development of dining, retail and leisure concepts, Beckham revealed, "The Sands team has created amazing resorts in Singapore and Macau."
The scale, vision and calibre in all that they do is impressive. I am very excited to be working with them to develop a range of new business ideas in a part of the world that I love spending time in and is full of optimism and growth.
Edward Tracy, president and chief executive officer of Sands China Ltd (Macau) added "David Beckham's well-known personal values and his endeavors in both business development and community outreach make a perfect match for our two brands to come together in a way which is sure to positively impact the Asian market."
George Tanasijevich, president and chief executive officer of Marina Bay Sands and Edward Tracy, president and chief executive officer of Sands China Ltd joined global icon David Beckham at the press conference held on 22 November at The Venetian Macao
"We've been fortunate enough to have David partner with us recently at Marina Bay Sands and the energy and enthusiasm his presence provides is captivating. He was involved in our very successful Sands for Singapore community festival and his participation was inspiring to the young people he met with as well as the local charities which benefitted from his generosity." stated George Tanasijevich, president and chief executive officer of Marina Bay Sands.
