{"id":10746,"date":"2026-05-08T23:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/mgm-osaka-names-nobuki-watanabe-chairman-as-ir-work-advances\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:09:41","slug":"mgm-osaka-names-nobuki-watanabe-chairman-as-ir-work-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/mgm-osaka-names-nobuki-watanabe-chairman-as-ir-work-advances\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Osaka Names Nobuki Watanabe Chairman As IR Work Advances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>MGM Osaka Corp has changed its senior leadership while construction continues on the JPY1.51 trillion integrated resort planned for a 2030 opening.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Nobuki Watanabe became representative director and chairman on May 1.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Edward Bowers was reappointed representative director and president.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>MGM Resorts said the Osaka IR remains on time and on budget for 2030.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>MGM Osaka Leadership Changes As IR Build Continues<\/h2>\n<p>MGM Osaka Corp has brought in Orix executive Nobuki Watanabe as representative director and chairman, giving the Japan casino resort project a new boardroom lead during its main construction phase.<\/p>\n<p>Watanabe, a managing executive officer at Orix Corp, took the role on May 1. He replaces Toyonori Takahashi, who has stepped down and will now serve as an advisor to Orix.<\/p>\n<p>Watanabe joined Orix in 2001. 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The reappointment followed the transition of MGM Osaka Corp into a company with a board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>MGM Osaka Corp is the joint venture behind the Osaka integrated resort, bringing together MGM Resorts International, Orix Corp, and smaller local investors. The project carries an estimated cost of JPY1.51 trillion, or about US$9.66 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Sankei Shimbun reported that MGM Osaka Corp now has a five-member board. Alongside Watanabe and Bowers, the board includes MGM Resorts CEO and president Bill Hornbuckle, Orix CEO and director Hidetake Takahashi, and Orix senior managing executive officer Shuuji Irie.<\/p>\n<p>Construction progress also remains a focus. Speaking during the recent MGM Resorts first-quarter earnings call, Hornbuckle said <em>\u201cover 40 percent of the foundation piles have been installed or completed\u201d at the Osaka site. <\/em>He added:<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/katsubet-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"Katsubet\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Katsubet.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/katsubet-casino\/\" title=\"Katsubet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Katsubet<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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Good to Know Nobuki Watanabe became representative director and chairman on May 1. Edward Bowers was reappointed representative director and president. 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