Executive Management

Chairman and CEO, responsible for overall business operations

Prior to Accel, Andy was the owner and operator of the largest liquor store chain in central Illinois by revenue after starting his career at Arthur Andersen Consulting

Vast experience of successfully introducing progressive retail and customer service strategies

BA (Economics) and MA (International Finance & Economics) from Brandeis University

Practiced law for 22 years → 19 years in the gaming industry

Currently serves as the Secretary of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association

Previously worked at Stadium Technology, Progressive Gaming International, and WMS Gaming

Former Deputy Attorney General on Nevada Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission

BA (Criminal Justice) from University of Illinois at Chicago; JD from Drake University School

Controls financial reporting, treasury, count room processing, route collections, and security

Previously an executive and consultant at various companies focused on M&A / restructurings

Appointed by a federal judge to serve as a Special Master in the Southern District of Ohio Federal Court mediating complex financial litigation

CPA, BA (Finance) from Loyola U.; MBA. (Accounting) from DePaul Univ.; JD John Marshall Law

Focuses on revenue optimization, cost efficiencies, technology, and data analytics

Previously a portfolio manager at a single family office based in San Francisco

Former Managing Director and Head of Trading Desk for Convertible Bonds at Piper Jaffray and Head of Asian Derivatives Trading Desk at DRW Holdings

BA (English), MA (International Relations), and MBA (Accounting) from University of Chicago

Over 40 years of route gaming / amusements experience

Managing Member of Fair Share Gaming, LLC and Fair Share Amusements (acquired by Accel in 2017)

Serves on the board of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association

B.S. (Accounting) from University of Illinois at Chicago

Focuses on driving player development and location growth through breakthrough consumer and B2B digital and traditional marketing programing.

Previously ran marketing and sales organizations for Adtalem, Newell Rubbermaid, and Kraft

BA (Political Science) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MBA in Marketing from Washington University in St Louis.

Focuses on M&A, strategic investments and integrations

Previously the VP of Finance for TSI Transworld Systems

Began his career as a Sr Auditor at Deloitte

BA (Economics), Masters of Accounting, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)