Company: ACEL
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018604
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Company: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 trading company, from January 2012 to December 2015 and an Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche LLP from August 2009 to January 2012. Mr. Ellis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Derek Harmer has served as Accel’s General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary from 2012 to March 2025 and currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Mr. Harmer has served as a member of the

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Executive Committee of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association since 2016. Prior to joining Accel in 2012, Mr. Harmer was the President of Stadium Technology Group, a software and systems company dedicated to creating race and sports book management systems for kiosk and mobile platforms. Prior to joining Stadium Technology Group, Mr. Harmer served as Senior Vice President of Progressive Gaming International Corporation where he oversaw a strategic business unit created to commercialize emerging gaming technologies. Prior to joining Progressive Gaming International Corporation, Mr. Harmer served in various management positions at WMS Gaming Inc. and as Deputy Attorney General in the state of Nevada, Gaming Division, where he was in house counsel to the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission. Mr. Harmer received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago and his Juris Doctor degree from Drake University.

Mark Phelan has served as Accel’s President, U.S. Gaming since October 2023 and previously served as Chief Revenue Officer since 2017. Prior to joining Accel in 2017, Mr. Phelan has worked as a Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at SFG Asset Advisors, an investment office. Prior to this experience, Mr. Phelan was the Chief Executive Officer of M22 Capital LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor that managed capital for high net worth individuals, from 2011 to 2013. He also served as a Managing Director of Piper Jaffray & Co., an investment banking platform, from 2004 to 2011. Prior to Piper Jaffray, Mr. Phelan served as the Head of Asian Derivatives Trading at DRW Trading Group. Mr. Phelan received his Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature/Letters from the University of Chicago, a Masters of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from the University of Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from