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New World Scion Adrian Cheng Steps Down as CEO After Loss

  • Rare move follows developer’s first annual loss in two decades
  • Resignation further clouds succession at billionaire family
WATCH: New World CEO Cheng resigned after the third-generation heir steered the developer to its first annual loss in two decades. Shawna Kwan reports.Source: Bloomberg
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New World Development Co. Chief Executive Officer Adrian Cheng has resigned, after the third-generation heir steered the Hong Kong property developer to its first annual loss in two decades.

Cheng will become a non-executive director effective today, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. Chief Operating Officer Ma Siu-Cheung will take the CEO role.