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Andy Rubenstein, President, CEO, & Director

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

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Derek Harmer, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

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

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Brian Carroll, Chief Financial Officer

Brian Carroll has served as Accel’s Chief Financial Officer since 2014.

Prior to joining Accel in 2014, Mr. Carroll was the Chief Executive Officer of Calumet Holdings International (photographic and lighting - retailer and manufacturer) consisting of 7 operating companies throughout the U.S, China and in Europe.

Prior to joining Calumet, Mr. Carroll became Vice President of Finance for Chef Solutions Holdings– a food manufacturing subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines which was then sold to the private equity arm of Jay Alix Partners (American consulting firm best known for its work in the turnaround space).

Prior to joining Chef Solutions, Mr. Carroll was the principal for LCK Consulting which provided complex financial and litigation-related consulting. Additionally, from 2002 to 2004 Mr. Carroll was appointed as Special Master mediating complex financial litigation for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Mr. Carroll is a C.P.A., and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Loyola University Chicago, a Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor degree from University of Illinois-Chicago John Marshall Law School.

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Mark Phelan, Chief Revenue Officer

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

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Mike Pappas, EVP of Business Development & Government Relations

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

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Ryan Hammer, President, Gaming Operations

Illinois native with nearly two decades in the gaming industry

Focuses on Operations and Growth Integration

Vast experience of successfully introducing progressive retail and customer service strategies

Previously held executive roles in Operations, Finance and Human Resources with Caesars Entertainment in five markets

BS (Finance) from Southern Illinois University; JD/MBA from Indiana University

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Steve Gradman, Chief Marketing Officer

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.

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Mathew Ellis, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy

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)

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