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Aruze Appoints Simon Burgess as its New SVP of Finance and Accounting

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March 4, 2020

Niji Narayan

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Aruze Gaming America has appointed Simon Burgess as its Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. In this role, he will lead all core Finance and Accounting functions, including the development of a longer-term financial strategy.

Burgess is having more than 25 years of experience within the gaming and lottery industry. He worked at PDS Gaming since 2001, becoming Senior Vice President of Corporate Development in 2013. Prior to his time at PDS Gaming, Burgess held several roles at Shuffle Master.

“We are excited to bring Simon on board in this new role. We anticipate his implementation of strategy to ensure we achieve and exceed our operational and strategic objectives in being a market leader. Simon has a tremendous wealth of knowledge about the gaming industry as a whole, and brings a distinctly technology-driven focus,” Rob Ziems, President and Global Chief Legal Officer of Aruze, said.

“I am very pleased to have joined team Aruze. I look forward to helping them bring their ambitious goals to fruition,” Burgess said.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.