Scientific Games Corporation appoints new President

Karin-Joyce Tjon named as Chief Operating Officer and President for Scientific Games.

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he leading industry technology provider, Scientific Games Corporation, confirmed it has appointed Karin-Joyce (“KJ”) Tjon as Chief Operating Officer and President, effective February 13, 2017.

Tjon will report directly to Scientific Games’ Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan, who said, “We have tremendous confidence in KJ’s ability to lead our long-term growth strategy and execution, and continue the strong growth across all of our businesses. Her deep experience in international finance, performance accountability, and culture transformation will further enhance our ability to deliver for our customers, employees and our shareholders.”

The new role will see Tjon oversee the gaming and lottery operations whilst driving the Company’s organizational strategy, business development and fiscal discipline.

Tjon’s new position at Scientific Games follows two years as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Epiq Systems.

Prior to that, Tjon completed a three-year tenure as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, and before that she was Director, Senior Director and Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, for ten years.

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