Matthew Ellis to succeed Brian Carroll as Accel Entertainment CFO

Accel Entertainment has named Mathew Ellis its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to take effect on 1 May

Accel Entertainment has named Mathew Ellis its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to occupy set up on 1 May.

Ellis, currently serving as Accel’s Senior Vice President (SVP) of Corporate Strategy, will put back long-time CFO Brian Carroll, who announced his intention to withdraw in conclusion year.

In his young role, Ellis testament news report flat to Accel’s CEO, Andy Rubenstein. Carroll, meanwhile, has agreed to sustenance Ellis during the transition, and testament remain with Accel in an consultive capacity through and through 2023.

Rubenstein congratulated Ellis on his fitting as CFO, expressing his confidence inwards the executive, and call Charles Lutwidge Dodgson a fond farewell.

“Mat deeply understands Accel’s byplay role model and has showcased an impressive aptitude for forward our unambiguously competitory manufacture stance patch remaining focused on delivering value,” remarked Rubenstein.

“I am thrilled to receive Mat into this unexampled role and am confident that he is the right somebody to conduct our finance organisation as we keep to establish on our warm impulse and expand into young markets.

“I also want to thank Brian for his dedication and partnership over the lowest eighter years and for the many contributions he made to Accel during his tenure.”

Ellis has served as Accel’s SVP of Corporate Strategy since 2019, and has overseen the company’s M&A strategy, cap raising, financial provision and analysis.

However, this has non been his first role with the company. From 2015 to 2017, he held the stance of VP of Operational Strategy.

Commenting on his designation as CFO, Ellis said: “I seem frontwards to serving Accel farther its ontogenesis flight and maintain its reputation as the leading gaming manipulator in the US spell continuing to raise shareholder returns.”