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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) On December 20, 2023, the Company accepted the resignation of Mr. Stewart F.B. Baker as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Baker will remain available to assist the Company through 2024 pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement to ensure a smooth transition of his responsibilities.
(c) Effective December 20, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Marilyn Jentzen, age 57, as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Jentzen will also serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Ms. Jentzen is a senior executive and consultant with over 30 years of experience leading efforts across finance and transformation for both public and private companies of all sizes. Ms. Jentzen spent 10 years, from 1998 to 2008, with Deloitte LLP in consulting, business operations and strategy, including leading strategic business financial planning and analysis and projects for the US Firm’s CFO office, and as the Controller for the Southeast region. In 2010, Ms. Jentzen joined Thomson Reuters Corporation, where she was responsible for operating strategy in global operations centers in Asia, India, Europe and Latin America. From 2014 to 2015, Ms. Jentzen served as Vice President of Finance of International Game Technology Inc, where she led all global accounting, internal audit and tax activities, including Securities and Exchange Commission reporting. Since 2015, Ms. Jentzen has been the Founder and CEO of Innovative Impact Consulting, leading global business transformation programs in the areas of Finance, Operations and Information Technology. Ms. Jentzen holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in accounting and operations, and a BS from the College of William and Mary.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Jentzen and any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions between Ms. Jentzen and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Stewart F.B. Baker as Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Marilyn Jentzen as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of Inspired Entertainment, Inc., dated December 26, 2023. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| December 26, 2023 | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Carys Damon | |
| Name: | Carys Damon | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |