Lawrence Ho Yau Lung (Chinese:何猷龍，born 1976) is a Hong Kong businessman, is the chairman and CEO of Melco International, the chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment. He has been described as a “game changer” in the Asian gambling industry.
Early life and education
Ho is the only son and the youngest child of the Hong Kong- and Macau-based businessman Stanley Ho and his second wife Lucina Laam King Ying.
Ho moved to Canada as a child and graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in commerce in 1999. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland in July 2009.
Other activities and honors
Ho is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. and serves on numerous boards and committees of privately held companies in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.
In recognition of Ho’s directorship and entrepreneurial spirit, Institutional Investor honored him as the “Best CEO” in 2005. He was also granted the “5th China Enterprise Award for Creative Businessmen” by the China Marketing Association and China Enterprise News, “Leader of Tomorrow” by Hong Kong Tatler and the “Directors of the Year Award” by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors in 2005.
Ho was selected as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection 2006”, organized by Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. In 2007, he was elected as a finalist in the “Best Chairman” category in the “Stevie International Business Awards” and one of the “100 Most Influential People across Asia Pacific” by Asiamoney magazine. In 2008, he was granted the “China Charity Award” by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China. And in 2009, Ho was selected as one of the “China Top Ten Financial and Intelligent Persons” judged by a panel led by the Beijing Cultural Development Study Institute and Fortune Times, and was named “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” at Hong Kong’s first Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.
In 2014, Ho was selected by FinanceAsia magazine as one of the “Best CEOs in Hong Kong” for the fifth time, and was honored as one of the recipients of the Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards for three consecutive years. He was also awarded “Asia’s Best CEO” at the Asian Excellence Awards by Corporate Governance Asia magazine for the fourth time in 2015.
Summary
| Lawrence Ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 何猷龍 Ho Yau Lung 1976 (age 40–41) Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Chairman and CEO of Melco International
Chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment |
| Net worth | US$1.47 billion (January 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Sharen Lo (2000.11－) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Stanley Ho Lucina Laam |
Lawrence Ho Net Worth: Lawrence Ho is a Hong Kong businessman who has a net worth of $2.4 billion. The son of Macau gambling-industry legen, Stanley Ho, Lawrence entered the billionaire rankings earlier this year. It all happened after a surge in the share price in his Hong Kong-listed holding company, Melco International. Its Melco Crown Entertainment, Lawrence Ho’s shared venture with Australian billionaire James Packer, runs casino-resort projects in Macau and Manila. According to recent reports, Lawrence Ho is going to team up with Robert De Niro and some other businessmen to open a Nobu Hotel in the Manila resort this year.
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