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- Global gaming experience includes stints in Macau, Australia and New Zealand
It has been quite the year for Paul Town and the iconic integrated resort he oversees – Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS).
From an operational standpoint alone, MBS has again cemented its status as the most profitable IR in the world in 2025 with the property generating a ridiculous US$768 million in Adjusted EBITDA in the June 2025 quarter alone – up 36.9% year-on-year. That places MBS right on track to achieve an annual EBITDA run-rate of US$3 billion plus.
The improved performance followed completion of a US$1.75 billion multi-year transformation of the iconic integrated resort that included renovating the IR’s entire hotel room inventory and, importantly, expanding its suite offering. MBS now comprises a total of 1,850 hotel rooms including 775 suites – up from just 180 suites previously and a nod to the increased focus on the premium mass customer.
Another 570 suites will be added in the coming years as the company embarks on a massive US$8 billion expansion project that will see a fourth hotel tower built. A groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion was held in July with completion currently slated for early 2031.
Town is celebrating six years at MBS, having arrived in October 2019 as Senior Vice President Resort Operations. The former Macau and Australian hotel executive was promoted to Chief Operating Officer following the 2021 departures of Chief Casino Officer Andrew MacDonald and long-time Managing Director George Tanasijevich.
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