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Corporate Governance

Governance at a Glance

Chair
Member
Board Members Audit Compensation Compliance Nominating and Corporate Governance

Dr. Carl G. Braunlich

Audit
Compensation
Compliance
Nominating and Corporate Governance

Lewis Fanger

Eric J. Green

Compensation
Nominating and Corporate Governance

Lynn M. Handler

Compliance
Nominating and Corporate Governance

Daniel R. Lee

Compliance

Kathleen M. Marshall

Audit
Compliance

Michael P. Shaunnessy

Audit
Compensation

Dr. Carl G. Braunlich

Dr. Braunlich was an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, from August 2006 until his retirement in June 2021. Prior to joining the faculty of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Dr. Braunlich was a Professor of Hotel Management at Purdue University since 1990. Dr. Braunlich has held executive positions at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and at Paradise Island Hotel and Casino, Nassau, Bahamas. He has been a consultant to Wynn Las Vegas, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Showboat Hotel and Casino, Bellagio Resort and Casino, International Game Technology, Inc., Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation and the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling. Dr. Braunlich was on the board of directors of the National Council on Problem Gambling, and he has served on several problem gambling committees, including those of the Nevada Resort Association and the American Gaming Association. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and a Doctor of Business Administration degree in International Business from United States International University, San Diego, California.

Lewis Fanger

Lewis A. Fanger was appointed as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on January 30, 2015, subject to normal and customary state licensing requirements. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fanger served from June 2013 through February 2015 as a Vice President of Wynn Resorts, Limited, a leading owner and operator of resort casinos and a member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 indexes. At Wynn, Mr. Fanger oversaw the investor relations functions for both its NASDAQ- and Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed stocks and assisted with the company’s development efforts, including in Asia. From August 2011 to June 2013, Mr. Fanger was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Creative Casinos, LLC, the original developer of the recently opened Golden Nugget resort casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Fanger also served from July 2003 to August 2011 at Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. in various capacities, including as Vice President of Finance, where he oversaw the treasury and investor relations functions of the company. Prior to that, Mr. Fanger worked as an equity research associate in the gaming group at Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York. Mr. Fanger earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a master’s degree in business administration, both from Stanford University.

Eric J. Green

Mr. Green brings more than 20 years of investment expertise to the Company’s board of directors. Since 1997, he has worked at Penn Capital, an investment firm with approximately $2 billion of assets under management. Mr. Green currently serves as Penn Capital’s Chief Investment Officer, where he is responsible for guiding the firm’s equity and credit strategies. Additionally, Mr. Green serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager for Penn Capital’s Small Cap, Small to Micro Cap, Small to Mid Cap, and Mid Cap equity strategies. He is currently a member of the firm’s executive team, which oversees the firm’s overall corporate strategy and management. Prior to joining Penn Capital, Mr. Green was with the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he served as a financial analyst in the Division of Investment Management. Mr. Green currently serves on the Board of Directors of GAN, LTD, an online sports betting and gaming technology company. Mr. Green is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mid-Atlantic Region. Mr. Green earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from American University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Yale School of Management.

Lynn M. Handler

Ms. Handler currently serves as Chief Counsel Regional Operations North America for Catena Media Plc., a Maltese public limited liability company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Catena Media Plc. is an online lead generation company within iGaming and Financial Services. Ms. Handler has been employed by Catena Media since January 2021 and previously served in the role of Lead Counsel North America. From April 2017 to March 2020, Ms. Handler served as Head Legal Counsel for Companion Animal Practices, North America (CAPNA), which operated a network of free-standing animal hospitals. Ms. Handler has also held various legal positions with several gaming companies, including Vice President & General Counsel at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Legal Counsel Nevada at William Hill US, and Vice President & Corporate Counsel at Pinnacle Entertainment. Ms. Handler is also a founding Board Member of the Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association, a trade association dedicated to promoting responsible gambling by online gambling affiliates. Ms. Handler holds a B.A. in Sociology from Adelphi University and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Daniel R. Lee

Mr. Lee was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2014. Mr. Lee was the Managing Partner of Creative Casinos, LLC, a developer of casino resorts, from September 2010 through December 2014. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., a casino operator and developer, from April 2002 to November 2009. In the 1990s, he was Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Development at Mirage Resorts. During the 1980s, Mr. Lee was a securities analyst for Drexel Burnham Lambert and CS First Boston, specializing in the lodging and gaming industries. He serves as an independent director of Associated Capital Group, Inc., a publicly traded investment management company, since November 2015, where he is a member of the governance committee. He previously served as a director of Myers Industries, Inc., a publicly traded diversified manufacturing company, from April 2016 to April 2018, where he was a member of the audit committee and the corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. Lee also previously served as an independent director of LICT Corporation and of ICTC Group, Inc. While working as a securities analyst, he was a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Lee earned his M.B.A. and a B.S. degree in Hotel Administration, both from Cornell University

Kathleen M. Marshall

Ms. Marshall is a Certified Public Accountant who, since March 2017, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (“CRDA”), a New Jersey State Authority. Previously, she served as the Controller of CRDA from June 2016 to March 2017, and provided consulting services to CRDA from January 2016 to June 2016. From October 2008 through January 2016, Ms. Marshall served as Director of Business Development of Global Connect LLC, a web-based voice messaging company. Prior to that, from July 2003 through August 2008, Ms. Marshall served as Vice President of Finance for Atlantic City Coin & Slot Service Co. Inc., which designs, manufactures and distributes gaming equipment. Ms. Marshall has also held various finance positions with the Atlantic City Convention Center and several Atlantic City casinos, including Atlantic City Showboat, Inc. and Caesars Atlantic City, Inc. In addition, Ms. Marshall has worked as a public accountant in the audit division of Price Waterhouse. Ms. Marshall earned her B.A. in Accounting from Rutgers University.

Michael P. Shaunnessy

Mr. Shaunnessy brings 37 years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industries to the Company’s board of directors. Most recently, Mr. Shaunnessy was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc., which he led for more than six years until its sale in 2019. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Shaunnessy was an Executive Vice President of Operations at MGM Resorts International. In that capacity, he was the chief operating and financial officer overseeing operations of MGM’s Railroad Pass and Gold Strike casino hotel properties, both in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. Before joining MGM, Mr. Shaunnessy served as Vice President of Administration of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. Additionally, from 1998 to 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our company, Full House Resorts, as well as a member of its board of directors from 2001 to 2004. A certified public accountant, Mr. Shaunnessy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lewis University and a master’s degree in accountancy from Northern Illinois University.

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