LA VEGAS, January 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”), a leading provider of land-based and digital casino gaming content and products, financial technology and player retention, announced today that Secil Tabli Watson and Paul Finch have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) with effect February 1, 2022. Ms. Watson and Mr. Finch are both experienced and respected business and financial executives who have been determined to meet the criteria of independent directors for purposes of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of corporate governance. Guidelines. They have been appointed members of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Their appointments, along with the previously announced addition of Randy Taylor to the Board of Directors as part of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer on First of Aprilwill increase the size of the Council to ten members.

Ronald Congemilead independent director on the board, has informed the company that he will be stepping down from the board and will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, which is currently scheduled for May 18, 2022. The Council selected Atul Balimember of the Board for two years, to become Lead Director upon the retirement of Mr. Congemi.

michael rumbolzCEO of Everi, said: “We are delighted to welcome Secil and Paul to Everi. Their accomplishments and remarkable experience make them ideal board members. Secil’s global and digital experience as a former head of digital solutions at Wells Fargo and Paul’s successful leadership of early warning services and its collaborative launch of the banking industry’s first real-time payment network Zelle® bring to the Board of Directors a broad knowledge of business and the financial industry. We look forward to benefiting from their insights and guidance as we focus on executing our growth strategies that will propel Everi on the path to creating value for our stakeholders. At the same time, we would like to thank Ron for his distinguished service to our board. His insight and contributions will be missed by Everi.”

Secil Tabli Watson
Ms. Watson has over 25 years of experience in start-up, large enterprise and management advisory environments with a deep understanding of digital, banking and finance technologies. Up to March 2021, as Executive Vice President and Head of Digital Solutions at Wells Fargo, she was responsible for digital transformation and oversaw innovations in payments, cyberfraud and customer experience, including improving the bank’s capabilities in the areas of mobile, authentication, fraud prevention, open API banking and P2P payments. During her 18 years at Wells Fargo, she transformed the bank’s digital operations, managed key enterprise digital channels for consumer, business and commercial customers, and managed product P&Ls. She will bring a global perspective to the Board, having managed teams dispersed around the world, including working in various geographies such as Australia and the UK.

Ms. Watson is an independent director of Bank of Marin Bancorp and Bank of Marin, Mclarend Technology Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company focused on acquiring fintech companies, and Landed, a start-up whose mission is to help essential workers own their homes. , and advises Fortune 500 and growing companies on digital transformation and product strategy. She is a long-time practitioner of workplace diversity and inclusion programs, a conservation advocate, and passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences that deliver both business and community value.

Paul Finch
Mr. Finch is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader. He served as Managing Director of Early Warning Services, LLC from 2003 to 2019 and successfully guided Early Warning through several transformations, beginning with the transition to a bank-owned consortium model in 2006, and continuing a series acquisitions and strategic partnerships. In 2017, working with financial institutions across the United States, Early Warning launched Zelle®, the banking industry’s first real-time payment network. With more than 1,000 financial institutions, the Zelle network includes small community banks and credit unions as well as the largest national banks. Under his leadership, his team achieved consistent year-over-year growth and established Early Warning as the leading provider of real-time payment, risk and authentication solutions for financial institutions nationwide.

Mr. Finch began his career in the payments industry as the founder and CEO of ACH Systems, an electronic payment technology outsourcing company specializing in the processing and settlement of ACH transactions in the United States. Subsequently, he led global operations, technology and customer support at eFunds Corporation. He is president of the Finch Family Foundation, a non-profit organization in Phoenix dedicated to serving children and families in need, as well as an independent board member of FormFree Holdings Corporation, Capital Markets Gateway LLC and Aiya Financial Technologies, innovative private technology companies serving the financial industry. In 2017, Mr. Finch was named one of the 10 most innovative CEOs in banking by Bank Innovation magazine.

Atul Bali
Mr. Bali joined Everi’s Board of Directors in 2019. He is currently Chairman of The Football Pools Ltd, the world’s oldest pool betting organization and Instant Win Gaming Ltd., a mobile games provider instant win for state lottery operators in Europe and North America. Additionally, Mr. Bali is an investor and advisor to a range of private lottery, sports betting, igaming and fintech businesses. He is also a director of the board of Rainbow Rare Earths PLC, a listed UK producer of Rare Earth Metals operating in South Africa and Burundi.

A graduate as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, Mr. Bali joined GTECH Corporation (now IGT) in 1997 and for 13 years served in various leadership positions, including President and CEO of GTECH G2. Subsequently, he served as CEO of the XEN Group from 2010 to 2012, and then served as President and CEO at Aristocrat Technologies Inc. from 2012 to 2014, RealNetworks, Inc. from 2014 to 2015, Gaming Realms PLC where he served on the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018 and served as Vice Chairman from 2015 to 2018 and Chairman of the Board of Meridian Tech Holdings Ltd from 2016 to 2021.

About Everi Holdings Inc.
Everi’s mission is to lead the games industry through the power of people, imagination and technology. Focused on player engagement and helping our customer casinos run more efficiently, the company develops entertaining gaming content and gaming machines, gaming systems and services for land-based and iGaming operators. The company is also the leading provider of trusted financial technology solutions that power casinos while improving operational efficiency and meeting regulatory compliance requirements, including products and services that facilitate convenient and secure cash and wireless financial transactions. cash, self-service player loyalty tools and applications. , and regulatory and intelligence software. For more information, please visit www.everi.com, which is regularly updated with financial and other information about the Company.

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