David Jorden, former chief marketing officer at the Newport World Resorts casino complex in Manila, has started as executive vice president of gaming at Hoiana Resort & Golf (pictured), a beachside holiday complex with foreigner-only casino on Vietnam’s central coast. His new position was confirmed on his LinkedIn profile.
Mr Jorden spent three years, until May 2025, as chief marketing officer at Newport World Resorts, a property run by Travellers International Hotel Group Inc.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked previously – for about six years – at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, a casino resort controlled by Genting Singapore Ltd. He served there in several positions, including as vice president for casino marketing and business development.
Mr Jorden also worked for nearly two years as an executive director for casino marketing and loyalty at Marina Bay Sands, a casino complex in Singapore run by a unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
There have been a number of leadership changes at the Hoiana Resort & Golf since VMS Group, a Hong Kong-based private equity investment company, took over the management of the casino resort earlier this year.
VMS Group, which has links to casino investor Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd, is said to control 75 percent of Hoi An South Development, the promoter of the Hoiana complex.
As part of the changes, Hoiana president and chief executive Steve Wolstenholme stepped down in February, after nearly seven years with the complex.
Alan Teo, who previously served as chief operating officer of Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc – promoter of the NUSTAR Resort & Casino, a Cebu tourism complex in the Philippines – has been named CEO of Hoi An South Development.
In February, the complex’s promoter announced a US$1-billion investment on the second phase of Hoiana Resort & Golf.
Aside from a golf course, the Hoiana complex – which opened in stages from June 2020 – currently offers four accommodation formats. They include Hoiana Hotel & Suites, Hoiana Residences, and New World Hoiana Hotel. The fourth, the 330-room New World Hoiana Beach Resort, opened in April 2023.
