AGEM, a non-profit international technology trade association works to further the interests of gaming equipment suppliers throughout the world, has elected a new Board of Directors at its 2026 Annual Meeting.

AGEM Board Chair Ryan Comstock, Acting Chief Executive Officer at Ainsworth Game Technology, was not up for election as he transitions into the second year of his two-year term as Chair and led the meeting which approved one-year terms on the Board of Directors for: 

• Elaine Hodgson, DIRECTOR (President / CEO, Incredible Technologies)
• Lauralyn Sandoval, DIRECTOR (Vice President of Gaming Strategy & Business Development, Aristocrat Gaming)
• Phil O'Shaughnessy, DIRECTOR (Vice President, Global Communications, Government Relations & Sustainability, IGT)
• Steve DiMasi, DIRECTOR (Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs & Business Development, Light & Wonder)
• Randy Gilbert, SECRETARY (Chief Executive Officer, TableTrac)
• Thomas Jingoli, TREASURER (President & Chief Operating Officer, Konami Gaming)

The AGEM Board of Directors also approved one-year terms as ex-officio/non-voting members on the Board of Directors for: 

• Cassie Stratford, EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (Senior Vice President, Legal Operations & Compliance – Boyd Gaming Corporation; Global Gaming Women Advisory Board Member)
• Bob Parente, EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT TREASURER (Executive Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer, Light & Wonder)

These ex-officio/non-voting roles are established both to further expand the perspectives and voices within AGEM from the global gaming community and maintain dialogue on long-term AGEM strategic initiatives.     
 
The 2026 Annual Meeting also saw AGEM approve the membership applications of three companies, US Bank, Sun-Fly USA, Inc., and Adostics, Inc., each to join AGEM as Associate Members.  These join three other companies recently approved as new members in late 2025, Walker Digital Table Systems (Silver), CBRE (Associate) and CasinoReviews.net (Associate) as AGEM commences it new financial year on April 1, 2026.
 
For more information, visit www.AGEM.org.