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US – International Gaming Standards Association appoints new Chairman, Vice-Chair and Board of Directors
By Phil - 30 January 2023
The members of the International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) have elected their Board of Directors for 2023. Following the election process, the Board of Directors met to select its Chair and Vice Chair. The members and appointees are as follows: Chairman: Earle G. Hall, President & CEO, AXES.ai, Vice Chairman: Nimish Purohit, Global VP of Quality – Gaming, Aristocrat Gaming and Treasurer: Paul Burns, ALC (Ex-officio, retired).
Members of the board include Syed Hussain, Chief Information Officer, Oregon Lottery, Martin Pedak, Director of Technical Compliance, Playtech and Keshav Pitani, Vice President, Research & Development, Light & Wonder.
“I speak for the entire management team when I say congratulations and thank you to our elected board members for this new and exciting year,” said Peter DeRaedt, President, IGSA. “We have a great roadmap this year and the members could not have selected a better board to lead our initiatives.”
Mr. DeRaedt added, “Having Earle move from Vice Chair to Chair is exciting. His enthusiasm, vision and passion for our industry is infectious. We are equally thrilled that Nimish Purohit has stepped up to the Vice Chair role. Teamwork is the theme for this year as we tackle new standards and challenges in our industry and our team could not ask for a better board of directors to support our agenda.”
“I am honored to represent the prestigious global membership of this fine organization,” stated Earle G. Hall, Chairman, IGSA. “Our Industry needs us more than ever.” The acceleration of artificial intelligence, payments, cloud, and security issues require new standards to support our members and our regulators. This year will be a great year and we plan to serve our members with pride, diligence and proximity.”
