Management Bios

A. Lorne Weil is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games.

Mr. Weil has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1991 and served as Chief Executive Officer from April 1992 through December 2008. During that time, the Company’s revenues grew from less than $50 million to over $1 billion. Mr. Weil also served as President of the Company from August 1997 to June 2005. In November 2010, at the request of the Board of Directors of Scientific Games, Mr. Weil o... 

Michael Chambrello became Chief Executive Officer – Asia-Pacific Region in November 2010. After joining Scientific Games in July 2005 as President and COO, Mr. Chambrello most recently served as CEO where he focused on enhancing operating efficiencies and customer satisfaction, new product development and international business development.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Chambrello was President and CEO of Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc. (ESP), the industry lea... 

Jeffrey Lipkin joined Scientific Games in April 2009 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Lipkin works closely with finance and the executive leadership teams to manage the Company’s financial strategy in order to maximize the success of the Company’s business operations, overall profitability and returns. He plays a leading role in managing Scientific Games’ assets, providing oversight of its balance sheet, ensuring accurate financial reporting and analyses, over... 

Larry Potts joined Scientific Games in September 2004 as Vice President of Security and Compliance, and in 2006 was designated Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Director of Security.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, he was Chief Operating Officer of Investigative Group International, an investigative and security-consulting company headquartered in Washington, D.C. His duties there included the day to day management of operations and personally conducting some investigative ... 

After nine years with Scientific Games, James Trask was named President, Printed Products Group in January 2011. In this role, Mr. Trask is responsible for global instant ticket sales and operations, overseeing the Company's printing plants and network of cooperative service programs in the U.S. and Europe. In addition, he is responsible for North American sales, creative services, customer service, and product development.

Mr. Trask has been with Scientific Games since 2002 and h... 

In January 2011 William Huntley rejoined Scientific Games as President, Lottery Systems Group, where he is responsible for U.S. Lottery Systems, European Lottery Systems, and Video Gaming. Mr. Huntley has extensive experience in all aspects of the lottery and gaming businesses, including sales, marketing, research and development and service operations. He has been with Scientific Games and its predecessor company for 39 years, including serving as President of Lottery Systems from 2000 to 2... 

Stephen Frater has served as Executive Chairman of Global Draw and Games Media since March 2010. Mr. Frater served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Draw and Games Media from July 2008 to March 2010. Mr. Frater joined the Company in 2006 as part of Scientific Games’ acquisition of Global Draw, serving as Managing Director of Global Draw. Mr. Frater has worked in the bookmaking industry for over 30 years. Mr. Frater co-founded Global Draw in 1997 and was instrumental in the... 

Steven Beason has served as Enterprise Chief Technology Officer since January 2011. Previously he served as Chief Technology Officer from August 2005 until January 2011 and President, Lottery Systems Group, from November 2006 to November 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Beason was Executive Director, Information Technology of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, where he managed a staff of nearly 400 IT professionals and was responsible for leveraging information technology to support the Club'... 

James Kennedy was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Scientific Games in January 2011. In his role as Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Kennedy provides corporate management and direction for the Company’s global lottery revenue development. He is responsible for defining and developing market-driven growth strategies for the Company’s lottery customers worldwide.

Since joining Scientific Games in 1985, Mr. Kennedy has worked closely with customers all over the world to develop hund... 

In July 2010 Steven Saferin was appointed President of Scientific Games’ Properties Group, a newly formed business unit. In this role, Mr. Saferin is responsible for the overall market development of the Company’s licensed properties and promotional opportunities as well as various new media initiatives. Scientific Games’ Properties Group, MDI Entertainment, has the lottery industry’s largest portfolio of licensed properties with contracts in nearly every U.S. lottery jurisdiction.

Michael Conforti joined Scientific Games in January 2011 as Vice President of International Business Development and Government Relations. Mr. Conforti has significant experience in business development, operations and public/government affairs. He was a consultant to Scientific Games for more than five years and most recently played an important role in the development of the Company's China business. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Conforti was the President, Chief Operating Officer ... 

David Pye has been Vice President, Corporate Development since 1999. He joined Scientific Games’ predecessor company Autotote Corporation in November 1993 as Vice President of Marketing, where he was responsible for marketing the Company’s pari-mutuel wagering business and managing various strategic initiatives. In 1995 he became Vice President and General Manager of Video Gaming, where he was responsible for Autotote's innovative "Dual Functional" video lottery and pari-mutuel wagering gamin... 

Jeffrey Johnson joined Scientific Games in September 2011 as Vice President-Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Johnson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tensar Corporation, a private equity-backed global engineering services and construction products manufacturing company, since June 2006. From November 1999 to June 2006, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President, Corporate Controller an... 

Robert Becker has served as Treasurer of Scientific Games since October 1996 and as Vice President since April 2001.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Becker served as Assistant Treasurer for the Fuller Company from 1990 to 1994.

Cindi Buckwalter joined Scientific Games in July 2010 where she heads Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Scientific Games, she led Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Take-Two Interactive Software, a leading developer and publisher of video games. Ms. Buckwalter began her career in investment banking, where she specialized in IPOs and private placements for emerging growth companies.

Ms. Buckwalter has a bachelor’s degree... 

James Metcalfe joined Scientific Games in August 2005 as Vice President, Tax. In this role, he supervises the Company’s tax department and oversees tax compliance and reporting for the Company and its subsidiaries worldwide.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Metcalfe worked for large, multinational companies in the healthcare (Dentsply and IMS Healthcare), oilfield (Schlumberger) and telecommunications (Global TeleSystems) industries where he was responsible for U.S. and forei...