Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association Choose New Chairman and Board Members
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Read ’bout AGEM's Fresh Faces and Leadership Shake-up
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced a new power structure at their 2025 annual meet, with a fresh chairman at the helm—Ryan Comstock, Chief Operating Officer of Ainsworth Game Technology.
Comstock, who previously served as AGEM's treasurer, steps up from Robert Parente's shoes as chairman, with a two-year tenure. Parente, Light & Wonder's Executive Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer, continues on the board as treasurer for another year.
Here's who's joining them for the ride:
- Comstock, doubling down as secretary
- Thomas Jingoli, Konami Gaming's EVP & COO, keeping his role as secretary
- Parente, keeping it real as treasurer
- Elaine Hodgson, Incredible Technologies’ President and CEO, holding her ground as director
- Luke Orchard, IGT's Senior VP, Chief Compliance & Risk Management Officer, coming aboard as director
- David Lucchese, Everi's EVP of Sales, Marketing & Digital, taking his seat as director
- Lauralyn Sandoval, Aristocrat Gaming's Vice President of New Markets, making her mark as director
- Randy Gilbert, TableTrac's CFO/COO, rounding things up as director
AGEM's Board also approved the creation of positions for a forthcoming AGEM Europe Committee designee and an ex-officio/non-voting representative from Global Gaming Women, both due soon. The aim is to broaden the perspectives and voices within AGEM from the global gaming supplier community.
Keep an eye out for more updates on these committees on AGEM's official channels. In case you're not clued in, AGEM is a trade org representing gaming equipment manufacturers, and they usually announce board changes in their official updates.
Oh, in gaming regulatory news, Mike Dreitzer took the reins as the new Chairman at the Nevada Gaming Control Board, but that´s a different story, son!
In this restructured AGEM leadership, Ryan Comstock, from Ainsworth Game Technology, assumes the role of both chairman and secretary, replacing Robert Parente, who continues as treasurer for another year. The new arrangement also includes the addition of Luke Orchard, IGT's Senior VP, Chief Compliance & Risk Management Officer, as a new director, indicating a shift in the finance and business sectors within the association. Additionally, AGEM is creating positions for a representative from the forthcoming AGEM Europe Committee and an ex-officio/non-voting representative from Global Gaming Women, aiming to expand the industry's perspectives and voices globally.
