Through their new partnership, Sands and Lee will
highlight the developmental and leadership skills athletics can
bring to young women, while promoting women's golf at the company's
global resorts.
LAS
VEGAS, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas
Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced eight-time LPGA Tour
champion Minjee Lee as the company's first female brand
ambassador.
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Working together, Lee and Sands will showcase the success of
female champions as role models for young athletes and young women,
while promoting women's golf to a broader audience at the company's
resorts and through its Sands Cares community engagement program.
Lee's involvement with Sands will include inspirational talks and
appearances at company events benefiting community partners,
furthering its commitment to their missions.
"It's really important for global companies to support women in
sports, especially women's golf," Lee said. "Our sport has grown
tremendously, and a lot of work has been put into building its
profile. It's great to have Sands recognize this momentum and step
up to be part of our movement."
Currently ranked 5th in the Rolex Women's World
Golf Rankings, Lee has won two major championships including the
Amundi Evian Championship in 2021 and the 2022 U.S Women's Open. A
native of Perth, Australia, she
represented her home country in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and
has established herself as the most consistent player in the world,
spending more than 400 straight weeks inside the top 20 of the
Women's World Golf Rankings. Lee and her brother Min Woo Lee, also a professional golfer, are the
first brother-sister pair to win USGA junior
championships.
"We're committed to empowering women, in particular young women,
to compete on a level playing field with equal opportunities and
the same visibility given to other sports," said Rob Goldstein, chairman and CEO. "Our goal is to
showcase Minjee's success as inspiration for others to aim to their
highest potential. As an Australian native of Korean heritage,
we're especially excited to have her visit our Asia-Pacific properties, along with supporting
initiatives in the United
States."
About Sands (NYSE: LVS)
Sands is the world's
preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated
resorts. Our iconic properties drive valuable leisure and business
tourism and deliver significant economic benefits, sustained job
creation, financial opportunities for local businesses and
community investment to help make our host regions ideal places to
live, work and visit.
Sands' portfolio of properties includes Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and The Venetian Macao, The Plaza
and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian
Macao and Sands Macao in Macao
SAR, China, through majority
ownership in Sands China Ltd.
Sands is dedicated to being a leader in corporate
responsibility, anchored by the core tenets of serving people,
planet and communities. Our ESG leadership has led to inclusion on
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America. To learn more, visit
www.sands.com.
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