Kai Tak Sports Park CEO John Sharkey is to step down from 1 April after a nearly 10-year stint in charge of the Hong Kong project, overseeing its establishment as a leading complex, venue and entertainment and sports destination. He will be succeeded by Andrew Kam Min-Ho (pictured), who headed Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Kam brings 30 years of leadership experience in the entertainment, tourism, and consumer sectors across international, Chinese mainland, as well as local markets. A statement from the company said: “His deep knowledge of business strategy, tourism development and large-scale venue operations positions him to unlock the full potential of Kai Tak Sports Park and amplify it.”
The park’s board of directors thanked Sharkey for leaving behind a legacy of 21 global awards, noting that he had overseen “the design, construction and operations of the entire precinct”.
Kam joined Coca-Cola China in 1988, working in Hong Kong and mainland China. He was general manager of operations for the north and southwest mainland and took the role of Disney managing director in the city in 2008. In 2022, Kam was appointed Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Limited’s Asia-Pacific president.
Kai Tak is a HK$30 bn (US$3.9bn) sports park and Hong Kong’s largest sports and entertainment complex, occupying 28 hectares at the site of the old Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon. The main 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium opened last March.
Sharkey said: “The right time for the transition and I’m personally delighted that Andrew is on board. Hong Kong and Kai Tak has been one of the privileges of my life and I am immensely grateful to all of the KTSP team for making it the success it has become. “Now for the next chapter, but really happy to also be supporting the team in an ongoing advisory capacity. Business as usual until end March so more time to reflect closer to then.”