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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.

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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