Everi Appoints Atul Bali to Its Board of Directors
November 05 2019 - 4:25PM
Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”), the
gaming industry’s premier single-source provider of gaming
products, financial technology and loyalty solutions, announced
today that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has
appointed Atul Bali to the Board effective November 4, 2019.
Mr. Bali, whom the Board has determined satisfies the criteria as
an independent director for the purposes of New York Stock Exchange
rules, was also appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s Audit
Committee (and determined to be an Audit Committee Financial
Expert), Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and
Compensation Committee. His appointment expands the size of the
Board to eight members.
Mr. Bali is currently non-executive Chairman of the Board of
Meridian Tech Holdings Ltd., a regulated global emerging markets
sports betting and online gaming firm, operating in Europe, Latin
America, and Africa, and has held such position since May 2016.
Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, Mr. Bali
joined GTECH Corporation (now NYSE:IGT) in 1997 and held various
executive positions, including President and CEO of GTECH G2, until
leaving in 2010. Since then, he has served as CEO of XEN
Group from 2010 to 2012 and thereafter in divisional President
& CEO roles at Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (ASX:ALL) from 2012
to 2014 and RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK) from 2014 to 2015.
In addition, Mr. Bali is an investor in, and advisor to, a range
of privately held lottery, gaming and fintech businesses, including
Instant Win Gaming Ltd., a provider of mobile instant win games to
State Lottery operators; and Gaming Realms PLC (LSE:GMR), a
developer, publisher and licensor of mobile games, where he served
on the board of directors from 2014 to 2018 and held the position
of Deputy Chairman from 2015 to 2018. He also serves as a
Director on the Board of Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd. (LSE: RBW), a
mining company focused on production from, and expansion of, the
high-grade Gakara Rare Earth Project in Burundi, East Africa.
“We are delighted to welcome Atul to Everi and believe his
distinguished record of board service, leadership and
entrepreneurial experience make him an ideal addition to the
Company’s Board of Directors,” said E. Miles Kilburn, Chairman of
the Board of Everi. “Atul’s wealth of experience in online
gaming and global sports betting, as well as his tenure in lottery
and payments businesses, will serve the Company well. We look
forward to benefiting from his counsel and expertise, as we
continue to focus on the growth opportunities and executing our
strategies that will take Everi to the next level of performance
for all our stakeholders.”
About Everi
Everi (NYSE: EVRI) is a leading supplier of
imaginative entertainment and trusted technology solutions for the
casino, interactive, and gaming industry. With a focus on both
customers and players, the Company develops entertaining games and
gaming machines, gaming systems and services, and is the preeminent
and most comprehensive provider of core financial products and
services, player loyalty tools and applications, intelligence and
regulatory compliance solutions. Everi’s mission is to provide
casino operators with games that facilitate memorable player
experiences, offer seamless and secure financial transactions for
casinos and their patrons, and deliver software tools and
applications to improve casino operations efficiencies and fulfill
regulatory compliance requirements. Everi provides these products
and services in its effort to help make customers successful. For
more information, please visit www.everi.com, which is updated
regularly with financial and other information about the
Company.
ContactsInvestor
RelationsEveri Holdings Inc.William PfundVP, Investor
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