Executive Officers

A. Lorne Weil, 68
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

He has been a principal of Hydra Management, an investment vehicle formed by Mr. Weil, since September 2014. Mr. Weil was Chairman of the Board of Scientific Games Corporation (and its predecessor Autotote Corporation) from October 1991 to November 2013. Mr. Weil also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games Corporation (and its predecessor Autotote Corporation) from 1992 to 2008 and from November 2010 to November 2013 (Mr. Weil had retired in 2008) and as the President from August 1997 to June 2005. Under Mr. Weil’s stewardship, the company made a number of significant acquisitions and joint ventures, including the privatization of the off-track betting operations of the State of Connecticut, and the acquisitions of Scientific Games Holdings Corp., IGT Online Entertainment Systems, Global Draw and WMS Industries, and the privatization of the Illinois, New Jersey and Italian lotteries. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Weil was President of Lorne Weil, Inc., a firm he founded which provided strategic planning and corporate development services to technology-based industries, a role he maintained from 1979 to November 1992. From 1974 to 1979, Mr. Weil was Vice President — Corporate Development at General Instrument Corporation. From 1970 to 1974, Mr. Weil was a manager with the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Weil received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, an M.S. degree from the London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from Columbia University, where he served for more than 10 years on the Board of Overseers. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Weil was a director of Avantair Inc. In 2012, Mr. Weil was the sponsor and Chairman of the Board of Andina Acquisition Corp, a NASDAQ-listed blank check company. Mr. Weil is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the successor entity, Tecnoglass Inc. Mr. Weil is also a significant stockholder and former director of Sportech Plc, a United Kingdom-based sports betting company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Jeffrey S. Lipkin, 44
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

He has been a principal of Hydra Management since September 2014. Mr. Lipkin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Games Corporation from April 2009 to April 2014. Mr. Lipkin oversaw the finance functions of Scientific Games, including accounting, SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, insurance, tax, corporate communications, mergers and acquisitions, internal audit, facilities, and procurement. Mr. Lipkin worked at Scientific Games with Mr. Weil and together were in charge of sourcing and executing all joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions that the Company completed during their tenure together. During Mr. Lipkin’s tenure at Scientific Games, the company completed approximately $1.7 billion of acquisitions and strategic partnerships and approximately $3.8 billion of financing transactions. Prior to joining Scientific Games, beginning in 2003, Mr. Lipkin was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse in the Media & Telecom group within the Investment Banking division, where he focused on a wide variety of merger and acquisition and corporate finance assignments. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Lipkin spent five years in the Investment Banking division at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated and four years in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand LLP. During Mr. Lipkin’s tenure at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, Mr. Lipkin completed approximately $30 billion of mergers and acquisitions and approximately $15 billion of financing transactions. Mr. Lipkin holds a B.S. in Accounting from Syracuse University, as well as an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lipkin is a certified public accountant. Mr. Lipkin currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director of Healthgrades, Inc., an online consumer source for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

Martin E. Schloss, 68
 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Mr. Schloss was Senior Vice President of Scientific Games Corporation, where he also served as Vice President and General Counsel, from 1992 to 2006. Mr. Schloss concentrated his efforts on the mergers and acquisitions activities of the company, including the acquisition of Scientific Games Holdings, the industry leader in the manufacture and sale of instant “scratch off” lottery tickets, in September 2000. Mr. Schloss also handled the securities offerings of the company, including both equity and debt offerings, as well as credit agreements and an $825 million debt restructuring. In addition, Mr. Schloss was also responsible for the compliance function of the company, its government relations activities and its public relations program. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Schloss was an Associate General Counsel at General Instrument Corporation (a Fortune 300 company) and Vice President and General Counsel of its Jerrold Communications division, a leading supplier of cable television equipment and technology, for a period of approximately 15 years. General Instrument owned a multi-national portfolio of companies in diversified industries, including microelectronics, semiconductors, cable television technology and computerized wagering systems for parimutuel and lottery applications. Mr. Schloss handled the acquisitions, joint ventures and financing transactions of General Instrument during his tenure. Mr. Schloss began his career at a New York law firm specializing in corporate and securities law which has since merged into Cooley LLP. He has also taught courses in the law of mergers and acquisitions and unincorporated business associations at St. John’s University School of Law. He holds a B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Rochester and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

Board of Directors

Jonathan S. Miller, 43
Director

Mr. Miller worked as a certified public accountant at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1993 to 1996. Prior to joining CDG Group, LLC, Mr. Miller worked in the investment banking department at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. from 1998 to 2008, most recently as a Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance and Financial Sponsor Coverage Group. Mr. Miller also worked at Fifth Street Finance Corp. from 2008 to 2009, a publicly traded business development company that provides debt and equity capital primarily to middle market private equity firms in the context of completing leveraged buyout transactions. Mr. Miller has a B.S. in Accounting from New York University, as well as an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kenneth Shea, 56
Director

Mr. Shea is serving as a director in his personal capacity and not as a representative of Guggenheim Securities, LLC or any of its affiliates. Mr Shea joined Guggenheim Securities in September 2014 to develop the Firm’s Real Estate, Gaming and Leisure Investment Banking practices. Previously, Mr. Shea served as the President of Coastal Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Coastal Development, LLC, a New York–based, privately-held developer of resort destinations, luxury hotels and casino gaming facilities from September 2009 to September 2014. Prior to joining Coastal, from July 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Shea was a Managing Director for Icahn Capital LP, where Mr. Shea had responsibility for principal investments in the gaming and leisure industries. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Shea was employed by Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., where he was a Senior Managing Director and global head of the Gaming and Leisure investment banking department. Mr. Shea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School. Mr. Shea currently serves on the board of directors of CVR Refining, LP, and on the board of directors of Equity Commonwealth.

M. Brent Stevens, 53
Director

Previously, Mr. Stevens was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Peninsula Gaming Corporation, a company which he founded in 1997 and sold to Boyd Gaming Corporation in 2012. From 1990 through 2010, Mr. Stevens was a founding member of the Investment Banking Department at Jefferies & Company, holding various positions, most recently as an Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets. He was also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Stevens previously worked in the Investment Banking Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert, from 1989 to 1990 after beginning his career at KPMG from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Stevens received a Master’s in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from the University of Southern California.

Stephen J. Dannhauser, 64
Director

Mr. Dannhauser was named the firm’s executive partner in 1989 and served as its chairman from 2002 through 2012. At present, Mr. Dannhauser continues to work at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in a consulting capacity. During his tenure at the law firm, Mr. Dannhauser acted in a key role in crafting and executing business strategies that expanded Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from its headquarters in New York to comprise 20 offices on three continents. During his tenure as chairman and executive partner, Mr. Dannhauser spent the bulk of his time overseeing the business operations of the firm, building its platform and expanding and deepening its client base. Mr. Dannhauser has been a member of the following organizations, committees and boards: The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation; Fellow of The New York Bar Foundation; ABA Law Firm Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee; The National Minority Business Council; NYC Bar Association Committee to Enhance Diversity; The Partnership for New York City; Chairman of the Board of Directors of The New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Committee for New York City; Member of the Board of Directors of United Way of New York City; Advisory Board Member, New York Needs You; and Honorary Member of the Honor Legion of the Police Department of the City of New York. Mr. Dannhauser graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A. with honors, 1972), and from Brooklyn Law School (J.D. with honors in 1975), where he was a member and decisions editor of the Brooklyn Law Review (1973-1965). Mr. Dannhauser spends substantial time on various pro bono and philanthropic matters.