Management Team

Mr. Ascoli is currently CEO, Global Lottery. This responsibility includes Global Lottery Sales and Operations, Global Lottery Product and Sales Development, and Global Lottery Technology and Support. Prior to his appointment as CEO Global Lottery, Mr. Ascoli served as CEO, Global Gaming. In that role, he held responsibility for Italy Gaming, Global Gaming Sales, Global Gaming Product Management, Global Gaming Studios, Global Manufacturing, Operations and Services including Global Gaming Technology. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Global Gaming, Mr. Ascoli served as CEO, North America of IGT. In this capacity, other than serving all North America customers, he held global responsibility for product development, manufacturing, product management, technology and delivery of all the Company’s portfolio outside Italy: gaming, digital, and lottery.

Prior to the formation of the Company, Mr. Ascoli served as General Manager of GTECH S.p.A. (IGT’s predecessor and formerly known as Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A.) and President of GTECH Products and Services, where he was responsible for overseeing the design, development, and delivery of state-of-the-art platforms, products, and services. He supported all stages of the sales process, and provided marketing and technology leadership to optimize investment decisions. Prior to this role, Mr. Ascoli served as Head of Italian Operations. In this position, he was responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the Company’s Italian businesses. He joined GTECH S.p.A. in 2006 as Director of the Gaming division.

From 1992 to 2005, Mr. Ascoli worked for the national railway system Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenitalia, where he held roles of increasing responsibility including head of Administration, Budget, and Control of the Local Transport Division; head of Strategies, Planning, and Control of the Transport Area; and head of the Passengers Commercial Unit. In 2000, he was appointed Marketing Director of the Passengers Division, and later served as Director of Operations and Passengers Division. He also was head of International Development for Trenitalia. Earlier in his career, he led international marketing efforts for Fincentro Group - Armando Curcio Editore, where he was responsible for commercial development of the publishing assets of Fincentro Group. He was also responsible for defining the strategic and management assets of the many companies comprising Fincentro Group. Mr. Ascoli also served as a consultant to Ambrosetti Group, supporting the internationalization process (Spain, England, and U.S.A.).

Mr. Ascoli graduated from Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), majoring in Economics and Social Studies.

Mr. Celadon is responsible for IGT’s Strategy, Strategic Markets Development, Mergers and Acquisitions and Competitive Intelligence functions. Under his direction, the organization monitors industry and competitive trends in IGT’s core and adjacent markets; develops IGT’s portfolio strategy; identifies key portfolio initiatives and supports the business unit CEOs in the identification and execution of their business unit strategic initiatives; executes the Group’s M&A strategy (mergers, acquisitions, JVs and divestitures), managing deal evaluation, structuring and negotiation, and coordinating internal cross-functional teams as well as external advisors.

Mr. Celadon most recently served as Senior Vice President, Gaming Portfolio, with responsibility for monitoring relevant technological advancements and market and competitive trends; consolidating the Company’s global research and development plan and related allocation of budgets and resources; evolving the Company’s content portfolio and consolidating hardware and content roadmaps; and, monitoring product performance and results.

Mr. Celadon previously served as Managing Director, IGT Greater China and Senior Vice President, IGT International. In this role, he was responsible for managing IGT’s business and operations across lotteries, video lotteries, sports betting and interactive, and mobile gaming in Greater China. He was also responsible for the strategic development of IGT’s business in Greater China, India, and Japan.

Prior to April 2015, Mr. Celadon served as Senior Vice President of Group Strategy and Corporate Development for GTECH S.p.A. (IGT’s predecessor and formerly known as Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A.), where he was responsible for developing GTECH’s overall corporate strategy, identifying and evaluating key strategic growth initiatives, and executing the corporate development strategy through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures. Mr. Celadon joined Lottomatica in 2002 and held several strategy, corporate development, and finance positions, including CFO from 2002 to 2004. Following the acquisition of GTECH by Lottomatica, he relocated to the U.S. where he held the position of GTECH Vice President of New Market Development before being promoted to Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning in 2008.

Prior to joining Lottomatica, he was a partner with Atlantis Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and prior to that, he worked for Morgan Stanley in London in the mergers and acquisitions department. Mr. Celadon holds a Law Degree from LUISS Guido Carli University and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.

Mr. Rotem is currently the President of IGT PlayDigital and is responsible for IGT’s iGaming and sports betting activities. Prior to his current role, he served as the President of iGaming for PlayDigital. Since joining the Company in 2021, Mr. Rotem has helped IGT PlayDigital take a leading position in the global iGaming market and grow the Company’s games portfolio and engagement tools offering. He boasts more than two decades of experience in the iGaming sector.

Prior to joining IGT, Mr. Rotem worked as an independent consultant for an online sports betting company where he led the development and delivery of dozens of exclusive casino titles built to suit the organization’s proprietary games and jackpot platform. Before that, he spent nearly 15 years at bet365, a UK-based gambling company. There, he was Group Director for Gaming Strategy, served on the company’s Board of Directors and was responsible for strategic planning and operations, as well as the delivery of product optimization improvements.

Mr. Rotem also completed a five-year tenure with iGaming company 888 in a director-level role, where he applied his technical background to streamline operations, increase business production and enhance promotional programs across iGaming and sports betting.

Massimiliano (“Max”) Chiara is IGT’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Company’s board of directors.

Before joining the Company, Mr. Chiara served as Chief Financial Officer of CNH Industrial since September 2013. Max was also named the Chief Sustainability Officer at CNH Industrial in 2016, and he also served since 2017 as head of Mergers & Acquisitions for CNH Industrial. Between 2009 and 2013, Mr. Chiara served in various positions with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (and its predecessors) as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development in Latin America, Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis and Business Development Finance, VP Finance Brands and Marketing Controller, and served as Director of Business Development Finance for its engine business unit Fiat Powertrain between 2007 and 2009. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chiara held various managerial roles at Teksid Aluminum, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Robert Bosch, the Wuerth Group, and was a M&A financial analyst with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

Mr. Chiara graduated from the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), with a degree in Business Administration Cum Laude, and has a CEMS Master’s degree in International Management from the Bocconi University (with the University of Cologne, Germany as host school). Mr. Chiara is NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Directorship Certified. Mr. Chiara also held the position of Chairman of the Italian Association of Corporate Treasurers (AITI) for the years 2004-2007.

Ms. Costa has strategic oversight for the IGT People and Transformation function, including all senior strategic business partners and the total rewards, diversity & inclusion, organization transformation and global services and talent management centers of excellence.

Ms. Costa has more than 26 years of Human Resources experience, with 22 in the lottery and gaming industry. Prior to her current role, Ms. Costa was IGT’s Vice President of People & Transformation, where she had worldwide responsibility as the Human Resources Business Partner supporting the North America business unit that includes both gaming and lottery within IGT. She also served as Senior Director of Human Resources for the Products & Services organization, which consisted of product marketing and technology solutions for lottery, gaming, interactive, and betting, as well as HR Business Partner for all corporate functions within the Company. Her areas of responsibility within these groups included staffing, compensation, employee relations, talent development, succession planning, and executive coaching. Early in her career, she worked for Citizens Financial Group in various HR roles in Rhode Island.

Ms. Costa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Rhode Island College, and an MBA in Organizational Leadership from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. She also completed the Advanced Human Resource Executive Program at the University of Michigan, Michigan Ross School of Business Executive Education.

Mr. Gunn leads the Company’s public policy development and government relations efforts, and he is instrumental in directing and facilitating government relationships and public engagement to deliver strategic value to the Company’s business units. Mr. Gunn has held positions in operations, sales, business development, and public affairs. Prior to his current role, he was Senior Vice President of Global Government Relations and North America Business Development, overseeing worldwide government relations strategy and managing the Company’s global network of government relations resources, as well as pursuing public sector market opportunities for the Company’s various lines of business in North America.

Mr. Gunn began his career at a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C., where he worked on media strategy for state and federal political campaigns. He has held various positions within national and state political party organizations, and has been involved with several U.S. presidential campaigns. Mr. Gunn chairs the Company’s Government Affairs Committee and Political Action Committee. He is also a member of the Company’s Sustainability Steering Committee, and Global Diversity and Inclusion Council. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Economics from Tulane University.

Ms. Montgomery oversees the strategy for the Company’s global brand, trade shows, product marketing, and external communications, including community relations, responsible gaming, and corporate social responsibility. Prior to joining the Company in 2018 as Senior Vice President of Global Lottery Marketing, Ms. Montgomery spent 13 years at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation where she led marketing, sales, operations, policy and planning, and the iGaming business. Her previous experience spans multiple industries, including in the entertainment business in her role as Vice President and General Manager, W Network, under Corus Entertainment, Inc., and before that, in the telecommunications field as Vice President of Marketing with Star Choice Communications, Inc. She has also held leadership roles in apparel, consumer products, and food categories, and has previously lived and worked in South Africa, Israel, Eastern Europe, Canada, and the United States.

Ms. Montgomery is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. She holds a diploma in Marketing Management from the Institute of Marketing Management in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from Greenwich University in London, U.K.

Mr. Spears is responsible for leading IGT’s global legal strategy and function. In this role he is responsible for managing IGT’s internal legal team and outside legal advisors, providing counsel to IGT’s Board of Directors and executive leadership team and managing IGT’s legal issues across a wide range of global subject matter areas including corporate governance, compliance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, licensing and commercial and operational issues.

Mr. Spears has over 25 years of legal experience with a focus on supporting the broad legal needs of global businesses, including corporate governance, securities, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, intellectual property and litigation. Prior to joining IGT in 2017, Mr. Spears served in a series of roles of increasing responsibility at Caterpillar Inc., including as Deputy General Counsel with responsibility for global commercial law matters, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer with responsibility for global compliance and General Counsel – Asia-Pacific based in Singapore. Before joining Caterpillar Inc., Mr. Spears was in private practice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate law.

Mr. Spears holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Berea College and MBA and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Vincent is Chairperson for the primary operating subsidiary for the U.S. lottery business, and represents the Company when interacting with global customers, current and potential partners, and government officials. With this honorary title, he also serves as a senior counselor to Chief Executive Officer Vincent Sadusky and the rest of the Company's senior leadership team.

Previously, Mr. Vincent served as the Company's Executive Vice President for Administrative Services and External Relations. He oversaw global external and internal corporate communications, media relations, branding, and social responsibility programs. He also led a centralized Administrative Services organization that included information security, global procurement, real estate/facilities, food services, environmental health and safety, and facility security and monitoring. In addition, he was involved in selected business development projects, and supported activities in compliance, investor relations, marketing communications, and government relations. Prior to that, he served as the Company's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Public Affairs.

Before April 2015, Mr. Vincent had been affiliated with the Company’s predecessors, including GTECH S.p.A. (formerly known as Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A.) and GTECH Corp. for more than 20 years, having served as an external consultant; as Vice President of Business Development for Dreamport, GTECH’s former gaming and entertainment subsidiary; and as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Public Affairs for GTECH S.p.A.

Before joining GTECH, he was a senior partner at RDW Group, a regional advertising and public relations company in Rhode Island. He also held senior policy and administrative positions with Rhode Island-based governments, including the Governor’s Office, Secretary of State’s Office, and the Providence Mayor’s Office. In addition, he has staffed community and government affairs efforts at Brown University in Providence.

Active in the community, Mr. Vincent serves on the Boards of the University of Rhode Island Foundation, Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, Family Service of Rhode Island, and the URI Harrington School of Communication.

Mr. Vincent received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island.