The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers on Thursday announced that membership elected a new board at its 2026 annual meeting.
AGEM Board Chair Ryan Comstock, acting CEO at Ainsworth Game Technology, was not up for election as he transitions into the second year of his two-year term as Chair and led the meeting, which approved one-year terms on the board for:
- Elaine Hodgson, Director, Incredible Technologies President/CEO
- Lauralyn Sandoval, Director, Aristocrat Gaming Vice President of Gaming Strategy & Business Development
- Phil O’Shaughnessy, Director, Vice President, Global Communications, Government Relations & Sustainability, IGT
- Steve DiMasi, Director, Light & Wonder Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs & Business Development
- Randy Gilbert, Secretary, TableTrac CEO
- Thomas Jingoli, Treasurer, Konami Gaming President & Chief Operating Officer
The AGEM Board also approved one-year terms as ex-officio/non-voting members on the board for:
- Cassie Stratford, Ex-Officio Director, Boyd Gaming Corporation Senior Vice President, Legal Operations & Compliance; Global Gaming Women Advisory Board Member
- Bob Parente, Ex-Officio Director & Assistant Treasurer, Light & Wonder Executive Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer
These ex-officio/non-voting roles are established to further expand the perspectives and voices within AGEM from the global gaming community and maintain dialogue on long-term AGEM strategic initiatives
The 2026 annual meeting also saw AGEM approve the membership applications of three companies: US Bank, Sun-Fly USA, and Adostics, each joining AGEM as Associate Members. They join three other companies recently approved as new members in late 2025: Walker Digital Table Systems (Silver), CBRE (Associate) and CasinoReviews.net (Associate).
AGEM starts its new financial year on April 1.
