The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today that its Board of the Directors has elected a new slate of officers effective February 1, 2023, including a new President, Robert “Bob” Parente, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer for Light & Wonder. Parente succeeds David Lucchese, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Digital for Everi, as president of AGEM; his leadership helped AGEM navigate the challenges of the last two years.
In addition to Parente’s election as president for a two-year term, AGEM also elected the following officers for one-year terms:
- Vice President Elaine Hodgson (President/CEO, Incredible Technologies)
- Vice President Luke Orchard (Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance & Risk Management Officer, IGT)
- Vice President David Lucchese (Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Digital, Everi)
- Vice President Tom O’Brien (President, Americas & EMEA, Aristocrat Gaming)
- Secretary Thomas Jingoli (Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Konami Gaming)
- Treasurer Ryan Comstock (Chief Operating Officer, Ainsworth Game Technology)
AGEM is a non-profit international technology trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of electronic gaming devices, lotteries, systems, igaming/online, game content, table games, sports betting, key components, and support products and services for the gaming industry.
