Corporate Governance

Patti S. Hart was appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Game Technology in April 2009 and has served on the company's Board of Directors since June 2006. Prior to joining IGT, Hart was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. from 2004 to 2005, and of Excite@Home, Inc. from 2001 to 2002.

Ms. Hart currently serves on the Board of Directors of American Gaming Association and Duke University's Public Policy School Board of Visitors. Hart holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Economics from Illinois State University.

Hart was previously Chairman and CEO of Telocity, Inc. and held various executive positions at the Sprint Corporation from 1986 to 1999, including President and COO of Sprint's Long Distance Division.

Our board of directors believes that Ms. Hart's significant experience as a chief executive officer at other technology companies, coupled with her global expertise from service on other public company boards, are invaluable to the board of directors in setting direction and strategy for the Company.

Former board affiliations include:

• Yahoo! Inc. (2010-2012)
• Korn/Ferry International, Inc. (2000-2009)
• LIN TV Corp. (2006-2009)
• Spansion Inc. (2005-2008)
• EarthLink, Inc. (1998-1999)
• Excite@Home, Inc. (2001-2002)
• Mariner Networks (2000-2002)
• Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (2004-2005)
• Plantronics, Inc. (2000-2005)
• Telocity, Inc. (1999-2001)
• Vantive Corporation (1998-2000)
• Pharmaceutical Product Development (1994-1997)

Eric A. Berg is President of IGT, a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of gaming machines, enterprise systems software, and associated services to help casino operators achieve enhanced levels of operational performance and deliver entertaining experiences for their patrons. Additionally, IGT is a leading global provider of world class, business-to-business (B2B) online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated international markets. Mr. Berg is responsible for driving the domestic and international land-based revenue growth agenda, leading all global operations including sales, products, services, marketing, and manufacturing, and for spearheading IGT’s enterprise-wide globalization efforts.

Mr. Berg has more than 20 years of success in driving improved operating results at Fortune 500 companies, domestically and internationally.

Mr. Berg joined IGT in July 2011 after serving as chief executive officer of SunGard Availability Services, a business unit of SunGard Data Systems. Prior to SunGard, he was senior vice president and chief administrative officer of NCR Corporation from July 2003 to October 2007. Prior to his NCR experience, Mr. Berg was chief information officer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, responsible for the company’s global information systems and e-business initiatives, and a regional vice president of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo Inc., where he led the company’s sales, marketing, finance, distribution, and operations functions for the Pacific Northwest region.

Prior to Frito-Lay, Mr. Berg held a number of senior management positions with consulting firm McKinsey & Company where he worked in a variety of industries including business services, telecommunications, diversified manufacturing, and financial, solving problems related to strategy, growth, and operations improvement. His McKinsey experience includes an extended assignment in the South Pacific – Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. His career began with IBM, where he was responsible for sales and marketing of the full range of IBM's IT solutions.

Mr. Berg holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from The Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Illinois.

Robert C. Melendres joined IGT in June 2009 as our Chief of Staff. In December 2009, Mr. Melendres was appointed Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, responsible for the direction of the legal, intellectual property, compliance, government relations and risk management functions. Mr. Melendres is also responsible for corporate development activities and our Interactive business. Mr. Melendres holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Prior to joining IGT, from 2005 until June 2009, Mr. Melendres held various management positions at Spansion Inc., a provider of flash memory technology, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2005, Mr. Melendres served in various management positions at AMD including Corporate Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining AMD, he served in various senior management positions, including President and General Counsel of WebGain, Inc., from 2000 until 2002. He also served as Director of Worldwide Contracts and Business Practices for IBM Corp. and IBM Legal Counsel from 1993 until 2000.

Mr. Melendres serves as General Counsel as well as on the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) and is a member of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Gaming Law Advisory Board.

Christopher J. Satchell joined IGT in June 2009 as our Chief Technology Officer, responsible for IGT’s information systems team, innovation labs, the advanced software architecture group and company technical strategy. In August 2010, Mr. Satchell was appointed Executive Vice President of Research and Development in addition to his responsibilities as Chief Technology Officer. In his expanded role Mr. Satchell is also responsible for Systems Engineering, Systems Product Assurance, Game Platform Engineering, Game Studios and Game Product Assurance. Mr. Satchell holds a BSc 1st Class Honors Degree in Computing and a Diploma of Industrial Studies from Loughborough University, UK.

Prior to joining IGT, from 2002 until June 2009, Mr. Satchell held various management positions at Microsoft Corporation, a software products and services company, including Chief Technology Officer for (Video) Gaming (including Xbox 360) Interactive Entertainment Business; General Manager & Chief Software Architect, XNA; Director of Engineering Microsoft Game Studios; Development Manager, Studio RX MGS; and Development Manager, Racing Studio MGS. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Satchell held the positions of Executive Director and Engineering Director at the 3DO Company and served as Technical Manager at Silicon Dreams Ltd. from 1997 to 2000.

John Vandemore joined IGT in February 2012 as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, responsible for overseeing IGT’s internal and external reporting, leading IGT’s global financial planning and analysis, and managing all worldwide finance operations inclusive of investor relations, tax, accounting, treasury, credit, and audit. With over 17 years of financial experience, Mr. Vandemore possesses a diverse background spanning executive roles at The Walt Disney Company, AlixPartners, Goldman Sachs, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Immediately prior to joining IGT, Mr. Vandemore served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walt Disney Imagineering, a division of The Walt Disney Company, from 2007 to 2012, and from 2006 to 2007, Mr. Vandemore served as the Vice President and Director, Operations Planning & Analysis of The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Vandemore holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Business Administration from the J.J. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.