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Corporate Governance

Phillip C. Peckman - Interim Chief Executive Officer
Phillip C. Peckman joined Shuffle Master in April 2010 as Interim Chief Executive Officer after serving as the company’s Chairman of the Board since November 2008 and as a Director since June 2007. With extensive senior executive experience spanning multiple industries, he was most recently Chief Executive Officer of the Greenspun Corporation, a Las Vegas-based real estate, media and gaming company, a position he held until 2006. Peckman joined Greenspun in 1990 as Chief Operating Officer, and was influential in the growth and diversification of the company’s numerous business interests, most notably gaming partnerships with Stations Casinos and the Palms Resort. A graduate of Drake University Law School, the University of Iowa and Creighton University, Peckman has practiced law, been a Certified Public Accountant and was the Managing Partner of the Las Vegas office of McGladrey and Pullen, a national accounting firm.

Linster Fox - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Fox joined Shuffle Master on August 1, 2009 and has been CFO of both public and private technology companies for the past 9 years. Most recently, Mr. Fox served as CFO of Cherokee International LLC., a publicly held international custom power electronics manufacturer in the energy sector. At Cherokee International LLC., Mr. Fox helped establish a manufacturing facility in Shanghai, significantly improved annual cash flow through fundamental process changes and oversaw multiple key areas including worldwide cash management, treasury and all SEC financial reporting. Prior to that, Mr. Fox spent 18 years at Anacomp, Inc., a publicly held software, equipment and services company, and the last five of those years he served as CFO. During his tenure at Anacomp, Inc., Mr. Fox executed various strategic and financing plans, including helping to successfully integrate over 30 acquisitions.

Mr. Fox worked in public accounting in Washington D.C. with what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University.

David Lopez - Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary & Executive Vice President
David Lopez joined Shuffle Master in February 1998 as a marketing analyst and has since been promoted six times, most recently serving as President of Shuffle Master Americas. During his ten year tenure, Lopez has played an important role in Shuffle Master's overall growth and was responsible for managing much of the Company's sales growth and profitability while building a strong team of leaders to drive continued market success. He headed the successful launch and rollout of the ACE® and King® product lines and oversaw the development of the Company's newest shuffler, the Deck Mate™. Lopez graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Roger Snow - Executive Vice President, Corporate Product Group Chairman
Roger Snow began his career with Shuffle Master in 2000 as Table Games Product Manager and has held three other positions with the Company, each with increased responsibility for overseeing Shuffle Master's entertainment-based products. With more than 1,000 games installed in casinos throughout the world, Snow has created some of the most popular table games in the casino industry, including Four Card Poker, Crazy 4 Poker, Dragon Bonus and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Before joining Shuffle Master, Snow was casino administrator at several Las Vegas Strip casinos.

International Management

Ernst Blaha - Managing Director, Shuffle Master Europe
Ernst Blaha joined Shuffle Master in May 2004 through the acquisition of CARD from Casinos Austria AG, where he served as Managing Director. Previously an employee of Casinos Austria AG since 1974, Blaha was appointed to Managing Director in 1992 and played an instrumental role in the creation of all CARD-developed products. A graduate of the HTL Steyr Technical School for Machine Engineering, Blaha is the inventor of CARD’s first-generation shuffler, the Shuffle Star™, and co-inventor of the one2six™ and The Easy Chipper®.

Simon Ashley - President and CEO of Shuffle Master Australasia
Simon Ashley joined Shuffle Master in Sydney Australia in September 2009 to lead its Australasian Asia Pacific business. Ashley began his gaming career with Aristocrat Technologies Inc. in October 2004 as CFO for the Americas based in Las Vegas Nevada. Previously Ashley was with Macquarie Bank as CFO of the Macquarie Leisure Trust Group, a diverse leisure business listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Ashley is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) having completed his articles with KMPG in the UK before migrating to Australia with Price Waterhouse in 1990 and holds a Joint Honours degree (BSc.Econ) from The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Franz X. Rossbacher - Head of Operations, Shuffle Master Africa
Franz X. Rossbacher joined CARD in December of 2005 as Sales Manager and was responsible for identifying and developing new business markets in Eastern Europe. In 2006, Rossbacher was appointed as Head of Operations in South Africa and was responsible for opening the company's South Africa office. A former entrepreneur in the office equipment and digital printing sectors, Rossbacher gained a wealth of experience dealing internationally with several large organizations. He holds a Master Craftsman's Diploma in Precision Engineering and through his former entrepreneurships accumulated extensive sales and management experience.


Directors

Garry W. Saunders
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Nevluck, LLC

Louis Castle
CEO of Instant Action, Inc.

John R. Bailey
Managing Partner of Bailey Kennedy, LLP

Phillip C. Peckman

Daniel M. Wade
Consultant

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Our Mission
Shuffle Master will, through product innovation and superior quality and service, be a leading contributor to the continued growth, professionalism and prosperity of the gaming industry.
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