SciPlay Board Elects Three New Directors
May 02 2022 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
New Directors Bring Decades of Experience
Across Technology, Gaming and Digital Entertainment Industries
Increases Board to Nine Members
SciPlay Corporation (NASDAQ: SCPL) (“SciPlay”), a leading
developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web
platforms, today announced the appointment of April Henry, Charles
“CJ” Prober and Constance “Connie” P. James to its Board of
Directors, effective May 1, 2022. In connection with these
appointments, the Board increased its size from eight to nine
directors.
The new directors bring decades of relevant experience across
the technology, gaming and digital entertainment industries:
- Ms. Henry brings over two decades of experience advising global
corporations across the technology industry on investments, mergers
and acquisitions and global business development partnerships. A
former Wall Street analyst from Morgan Stanley, she is currently
the Founder and Managing Partner of Hawkeye Digital, a strategic
consulting firm. April is also currently on the board of ATN
International and is the EVP of Corporate Development for Science
Inc, a top incubation and venture capital fund.
- Mr. Prober brings over two decades of experience in the digital
entertainment and gaming industries. From 2008-2014, he was a
senior executive at Electronic Arts, one of the world’s leading
digital entertainment companies, serving in various capacities,
including head of corporate development and SVP, digital
publishing. Mr. Prober joined Electronic Arts via the acquisition
of BioWare/Pandemic, one of the world’s leading video game
developers, where he served on the executive leadership team. He
left Electronic Arts to join GoPro, Inc. where he served as COO. He
currently serves as CEO of Tile, Inc., the leading mobile app-based
smart location company, and as a board member at Life360, the
leading mobile app-based family safety platform, which acquired
Tile in January 2022.
- Ms. James is a seasoned financial executive with nearly twenty
years of gaming experience in financial and operational roles. She
is currently EVP and CFO of Light & Wonder, Inc. (formerly
known as Scientific Games Corporation), the largest shareholder of
SciPlay, where she is one of the key architects of Light &
Wonder’s strategic transformation to become the leading
cross-platform global game company. Prior to joining Light &
Wonder, she was a finance executive at Cargill Corporation, and
previously she was CFO – Global Land Based Gaming at Aristocrat
Leisure Limited, a gaming solutions provider based in
Australia.
“I am excited to welcome a diverse group of proven leaders to
SciPlay’s Board,” said Barry Cottle, Executive Chairman of the
Board. “SciPlay is operating at the cutting edge of mobile games,
and as we work to achieve our potential, having the right mix of
perspectives in the boardroom matters. I look forward to working
alongside April, CJ, Connie and our other board members to oversee
SciPlay’s strategy to become a leading diversified global game
developer and enhance value for our shareholders.”
“April, CJ and Connie bring decades of leadership experience in
relevant industries and important strategic expertise that will
enrich the Board’s oversight of the Company,” said Josh Wilson,
Chief Executive Officer of SciPlay. “I am excited at the prospect
of what the management team and our newly refreshed board can
achieve together as we continue to execute our strategy and
accelerate our growth.”
About SciPlay
SciPlay Corporation (NASDAQ: SCPL) is a leading developer and
publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. SciPlay
currently offers social casino games Jackpot Party® Casino, Gold
Fish® Casino, Hot Shot Casino®, Quick Hit® Slots, MONOPOLY Slots,
and 88 Fortunes® Slots, casual games Bingo Showdown®, Solitaire
Pets™ Adventure, and Backgammon Live and a variety of hyper casual
games such as Rob Master 3D™, Deep Clean Inc.™ and Oh God!™. All of
SciPlay’s games are offered and played on multiple platforms,
including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. In addition to
developing original games, SciPlay has access to a library of more
than 1,500 real-world slot and table games provided by Light &
Wonder (formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation) and its
subsidiaries. For more information, please visit SciPlay.com.
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registered in the United States by SciPlay Games, LLC and/or SG
Gaming, Inc., and or their respective affiliates.
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