until August 2016. During his tenure at Scientific Games, Mr. Isaacs oversaw a gaming and lottery entertainment powerhouse that operated under a portfolio of successful brands, including Bally, Barcrest, Global Draw, SG Lottery, Shuffle Master and WMS. Mr. Isaacs was instrumental in Scientific Games’ $5.1 billion acquisition of Bally Technologies in 2014 and in a two-year span helped grow annual revenues from $1.3 billion to $2.9 billion, reflecting a 100 percent increase in social revenue growth which positioned Scientific Games as the No. 2 ranked global social interactive business. Prior to 2014, Mr. Isaacs served as Chief Executive Officer of SHFL Entertainment, Inc. and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bally from 2006 through 2011. In 2012, Mr. Isaacs played a key role in Bally’s $1.3 billion acquisition of SHFL entertainment and was pivotal in merging four companies (Scientific Games, Bally, SHFL and WMS) into a single, innovation-driven organization focused on empowering customers by creating the world’s best gaming and lottery experiences. Prior to joining Bally, he held senior roles and key management positions at Aristocrat Leisure Limited (“Aristocrat”) for eight years, including General Manager, Legal and Compliance; General Manager, Marketing and Business Development; and Managing Director, Europe, before becoming Aristocrat’s Americas President in 2003. Mr. Isaacs is a former Non-Executive Director of Draftkings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG) from April 2020 to April 2021, and former Chairman of SBTech from January 2019 to April 2020. Mr. Isaacs previously served as a Trustee 5 and the President of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, and as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of the American Gaming Association. Mr. Isaacs has a Masters of Laws degree and an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Financial Systems. Mr. Isaacs brings to the Company experience on public boards of directors and a proven track record of success in leading company turnarounds and establishing companies on strong growth trajectories.
The Board considers Mr. Isaacs qualified to serve on the Board given his more than 20 years’ experience in the gaming and technology industries, including in executive and leadership positions.
Cheryl Kondra has been a Director since December 2021 and was named the Audit Committee Chairperson as of March 2022. Since June 2020, Ms. Kondra has served as Vice President of Internal Audit at Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States. Prior to Tractor Supply Company, she had an extensive career in gaming, having served as the VP of Internal Audit for Genting Americas from 2019-2020. Prior to that she was VP of Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer at Pinnacle Entertainment from October 2014 to September 2018. Ms. Kondra was the Chief Audit Executive at Caesars Entertainment from October 2007 to August 2014 and held various other positions with Harrah’s and Caesars Entertainment since 1997 within the Internal Audit and Compliance functions. Ms. Kondra has a Master of Accountancy degree and an undergraduate degree in Accounting. Ms. Kondra is a Certified Internal Auditor.
The Board considers Ms. Kondra qualified to serve on the Board based on her more than 25 years’ experience in the gaming industry and audit/compliance field, including in executive and leadership positions, and her ability to build strong teams to address the many audit, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, regulatory and legal issues impacting companies in the gaming sector. As a global audit and compliance leader, Ms. Kondra has earned a reputation for agile, ethical leadership among external auditors, colleagues, and clients for handling domestic and international audit and compliance requirements in publicly traded, startup, and PE-owned companies. A board presenter, team builder, industry speaker, and influential executive often sought to build and strengthen internal audit, she has achieved notable cost savings, with concurrent advances in risk identification, audit integrity, budget reductions, staff empowerment, and standards at Caesars Entertainment, Pinnacle Entertainment, Genting Americas, and Tractor Supply Company.
Continuing Directors
The name, business experience and certain other information regarding each of the continuing directors of the Board is set forth below:
Mark A. Lipparelli has been a Director and our Chairman since July 2017. Mr. Lipparelli currently serves as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of GVII, LLC, a Nevada gaming licensee that manages the Westgate Resort Las Vegas, (since November 2019); Managing Member of CAMS, LLC, a technology services
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