Mr. Maples has been a director since August 2004, and was appointed Chairman of the Board in April 2006. Mr. Maples held various management positions at Microsoft Corporation from April 1988 to July 1995, including Executive Vice President of the Worldwide Products Group. As a member of the Office of the President at Microsoft, Mr. Maples reported directly to the Chairman and Chief Software Architect. Previously, he served as Director of Software Strategy for International Business Machines Corp. Mr. Maples also currently serves on the boards of Motive, Inc., a service management software company, Lexmark International, Inc., a laser and inkjet printer company, and Sonic Corp., an operator and franchisor of drive-in restaurants. He is currently a member of the Board of Visitors of the Engineering School at the University of Oklahoma and the College of Engineering Foundation Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Maples received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University.
Stephen J. Greathouse has been involved in the Las Vegas hotel and gaming industry for more than 30 years, and from 1997 to 2005, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Mandalay Resort Group. Prior to his time at Mandalay, in 1997, Mr. Greathouse served as President of Boardwalk Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, and from 1994 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Alliance Gaming Corporation, (renamed "Bally Technologies, Inc." in 2006). Mr. Greathouse spent 16 years with Harrah's, starting as a Race & Sports Book Manager in Reno and working his way up to President, Casino-Hotel Division. Mr. Greathouse is a Commissioner for the Spending and Government Efficiency Commission (SAGE Commission), a privately funded, bi-partisan panel created to review state government operations that fall under the Executive Branch and to provide the Governor of Nevada with recommendations for streamlining operations, improving customer service, and maximizing the use of taxpayer dollars. Mr. Greathouse received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Mr. Jenkins has been a director since October 2006. Since 2000, he has been an Executive Vice President and Secretary and the General Counsel for Lawson Products, Inc., a publicly traded industrial products company. From 1996-1999, he owned an SCH Golf Franchise that specialized in tours to Scotland and Ireland. Beginning in 1974, Mr. Jenkins began working in labor relations for Bally Manufacturing Corporation, and continued in the legal department, rising to the position of General Counsel, a capacity he served in from 1985-1992. In 1993, he became a member of Bally Gaming International's Executive Team, where he helped coordinate business development, legal, and licensing matters for Bally Manufacturing's gaming industry spin-off. Mr. Jenkins received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brown University, a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and a Master of Science degree in Financial Markets from the Center for Law & Financial Markets at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Justin A. Orlando is a managing director of Dolphin Limited Partnerships, a private investment management firm focused on investing in undervalued public companies across a diverse set of industries. Previously, from 1999 to 2002, Mr. Orlando was a member of the healthcare investment banking group of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated where he was involved in advisory work, financings, and control transactions. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Orlando practiced corporate law with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. Mr. Orlando received a B.A. in History from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law.
Mr. Repass has been a director since July 2002. In addition to his role as a director, Mr. Repass serves as Chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Repass was a managing partner in the Austin office of PricewaterhouseCoopers from December 1997 to March 2000, and from March 2000 until December 2001, Mr. Repass was a partner with TL Ventures, a Philadelphia-based venture capital firm. From January 2002 until March 2002, Mr. Repass was a private consultant. Mr. Repass has also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Motion Computing, Inc., a mobile computing and wireless communication device company, since April 2002. From January 2003 until December, 2005, Mr. Repass served on the Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Bindview Development Corporation, a software company. Mr. Repass has over twenty years of public accounting, SEC and financial reporting experience. Mr. Repass received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Mr. Sanfilippo is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., as well as a member of Pinnacle's Board of Directors. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr. Sanfilippo served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia Games from June 2008 to March 2010. Mr. Sanfilippo has more than 25 years of gaming industry experience. Prior to joining Multimedia Games, Mr. Sanfilippo was employed with Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (Harrah's), the world's largest casino company and a provider of branded casino entertainment. While at Harrah's, he served as President of both the Central and Western Divisions, overseeing the operations of more than two dozen casino and casino-hotel destinations. Mr. Sanfilippo was also part of the senior management team that led the successful integration of numerous gaming companies acquired by Harrah's, including Jack Binion's Horseshoe Casinos, the Grand Casino & Hotel brand, Players International, and Louisiana Downs Racetrack.
In addition to his duties as divisional president, Mr. Sanfilippo was also President and Chief Operating Officer for Harrah's New Orleans and a member of the Board of Directors of Jazz Casino Corporation prior to Harrah's acquiring full ownership. He has directed tribal gaming operations in Arizona, California and Kansas, and has held gaming licenses in most states that offer legalized gambling.
Timothy S. Stanley has over 20 years of business and technology leadership, and is currently the President of Tekexecs, an executive advisory and consultancy; and Founder of Innovatects, a business innovation and execution firm. Previously, from December 2006 to January 2009, Mr. Stanley served as CIO and Senior Vice President of Innovation, Gaming and Technology for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the largest provider of branded casino entertainment in the world. From January 2003 to December 2006, he served as Harrah's Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Information Technology; and from February 2001 to January 2003 as Vice President, Information Technology. Prior to Harrah's, Mr. Stanley was a Partner leading the Travel and Entertainment practice for USWeb; CIO & VP of Information Technology for National Airlines; and led various marketing, product and technology teams at Intel, Optima/KPMG, and Kimberly-Clark in the US and abroad. He currently serves as a board member and advisor to VIRSIX, a privately held interactive entertainment startup, and is a member of Tech Coast Angels. He received a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Washington, and a joint MBA / MOT degree in International Business & Technology Management from Arizona State University and Thunderbird Global School of Management.
