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Andrew Rubenstein has served as Accel's Chief Executive Officer, Chairman (prior to the Business Combination) and a director since January 2010. In 2009, Mr. A. Rubenstein founded Accel and served as founding chairman of the board of directors of Legacy Accel (the Legacy Accel Board). Prior to serving as Accel's founding chairman, Mr. A. Rubenstein was a co-owner and an executive of Seven, LLC and was an owner and operator of the largest liquor store chain in central Illinois by revenue, Super Liquors, Inc. Mr. A. Rubenstein is a graduate of Brandeis University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in Economics and Master of Arts degree in International Finance and Economics.

On August 7, 2026, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Accel Entertainment, Inc. (the Company) appointed Mark Phelan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as a 2027 Class director on the Board, effective immediately.Mark Phelan has served as Accel's 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 the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mark Phelan, ceased to serve as acting Chief Financial Officer, will continue in his role as President, U.S. Gaming.

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 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. On July 14, 2026, Derek Harmer notified Accel Entertainment, Inc. that he will be resigning from his position as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective as of March 31, 2027.

Karl Peterson, current Chairman of the Board, has been appointed to serve as the Company's Lead Independent Director, effective February 2, 2026. Karl Peterson has served as Accel's Chairman since 2019. He currently serves as head of Peterson Capital Partners, a family office with numerous public and private investments. In 2022, he retired as a Senior Partner of TPG Global, LLC (TPG) and Managing Partner of TPG Pace Group, where he previously headed the firm's effort to sponsor special purpose acquisition companies and other permanent capital solutions for companies. Mr. Peterson served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pace from February of 2017 through the consummation of the Business Combination. Previously, he served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pace Holdings Corp. from its inception in 2015 through its business combination with Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V. in March of 2017. From 2010 through 2016, Mr. Peterson was Managing Partner of TPG Europe LLP. Since rejoining TPG in 2004, Mr. Peterson has led investments for TPG in technology, media, financial services, and travel sectors. Prior to 2004, he was a co-founder and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hotwire.com. He led the business from its inception through its sale to InterActiveCorp in 2003. Before Hotwire, Mr. Peterson was a principal at TPG in San Francisco, and from 1992 to 1995 he was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Since 2021, Mr. Peterson has served as a director of Vacasa, Inc., an international vacation rental management company. Since 2017, Mr. Peterson has also served as a director of Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V., an owner, operator and developer of resorts. Since 2007, Mr. Peterson has served as a director of Sabre Inc., a travel technology company, and as chairman of their board from 2020 to April 2022. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Peterson served as a director on the board of Caesars Acquisition Company, a casino asset and entertainment company. Mr. Peterson has also served on the board of several TPG companies, including TPG Pace Beneficial Finance, as non-executive chair, from 2020 to the present, TPG Pace Solutions in 2021, TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp. from 2020 to 2021, and TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp., as non-executive chair, from 2021 to 2023. Mr. Peterson is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with High Honors.

Gordon Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of Accel. Additionally, he is Managing Partner of Raine Ventures where he leads the Raine Group's venture capital platform. Prior to joining Raine in 2013, Mr. G. Rubenstein founded and managed Pacific Partners, an operationally-focused venture capital partnership with backing from George Soros, Sam Zell, leading technology executives and entrepreneurs as well as partners from KKR, Silver Lake and Freeman Spogli. In addition, Mr. G. Rubenstein co-founded Astro Gaming (acquired by Skullcandy (Nasdaq: SKUL)), and Rave Digital Media (acquired by AMC Entertainment). Currently, Mr. G. Rubenstein serves on the boards of directors of Tastemade Inc., Happn and TVTime. Additionally, Mr. G. Rubenstein served on the board of directors of Cheddar until stepping down after its sale to Altice (ATUS). In addition, he is an observer to several other Raine Venture partner company boards. Mr. G. Rubenstein has an A.B. from the University of Michigan. He serves on the San Francisco Education Fund Leadership Counsel.

Dee M. Robinson has served as a director since 2020. She is a successful entrepreneur and business leader whose expertise spans food & beverage, retail, consumer products, advertising, and banking, she founded Robinson Hill, Inc. in 1995, a Chicago-based concessions management firm specializing in retail and restaurants primarily in airports, and later founded the GT Spirits Company. Prior to founding Robinson Hill, Ms. Robinson worked for Johnson & Johnson and subsequently with Leo Burnett. She gained experience in banking working for Ameritrust Bank and Northern Trust. Ms. Robinson served as a member of the Illinois Gaming Board from November 2015 until May 2019. Ms. Robinson holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management; a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania; and an honorary doctorate from Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Kathleen Philips has served as a director since 2019. Ms. Philips served as a director of Nerdy, Inc. from 2020 to May 2024 and Apptio from 2017 to 2019. Ms. Philips has also served on the board of several TPG companies, including TPG Pace Beneficial Finance from 2020 to December 2022, TPG Pace Solutions in 2021, and TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp. from 2020 to 2021. Ms. Philips has been retired since August 2020. Prior to that time, she served as an advisor at Zillow Group, Inc. from January 2019 until August 2020. During her tenure with Zillow Group, Ms. Philips held many leadership positions, including chief legal officer from September 2014 until December 2018, secretary from July 2010 until December 2018, chief financial officer and treasurer from August 2015 until May 2018, chief operating officer from August 2013 to August 2015 and general counsel from July 2010 to September 2014. Prior to joining Zillow Group, Ms. Philips served as general counsel at FanSnap, Inc., a search engine for live event tickets, from June 2008 to June 2010, as general counsel at Pure Digital Technologies, Inc., the producer of Flip Video camcorders, from September 2007 to June 2008, and as general counsel at StubHub, Inc., an online live event ticket marketplace, from May 2005 to April 2006. Ms. Philips served as general counsel at Hotwire, Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and as its corporate counsel from 2000 to 2001. Ms. Philips was an attorney in private practice at Cooley Godward LLP from 1998 to 2000 and at Stoel Rives LLP from 1997 to 1998. Ms. Philips holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago.

Kenneth B. Rotman has served as a director since 2019 and is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Clairvest Group Inc., a publicly-traded Toronto-based private equity firm (Toronto Stock Exchange: CVG) with significant expertise and experience in the gaming industry. He has more than 25 years of experience as a private equity investor. Prior to joining Clairvest in October 1993, Mr. Rotman spent just under three years at E. M. Warburg, Pincus & Co. where Mr. Rotman principally focused on media, communications and manufacturing transactions in North America and the United Kingdom. In addition to serving on the board of directors of Clairvest, he has participated on the boards of numerous public and private companies, including: Also Energy, MAG Aerospace, NovaSource Power Services, Top Aces, Light Tower Rental, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Hudson Valley Waste, Shepellfgi, Sparkling Spring Water and Winters Brothers Waste Systems. Mr. Rotman has also served on the board of directors of numerous charitable organizations. He earned a B.A. from Tufts University in 1988, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics in 1989 and a M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business in 1991.

On July 14, 2026, the Company announced that Stan Guidroz, age 59, was appointed by the Board as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, effective July 14, 2026. Mr. Guidroz has served as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toucan Gaming, LLC (Toucan Gaming) since 2022, which the Company acquired as its Louisiana gaming operations subsidiary in November 2024. Mr. Guidroz previously served as the Vice President of Southern Operations of Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., the owner and operator of gaming and entertainment facilities, from 2002 to 2022. Mr. Guidroz received his bachelor's degree in business administration and management and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Bruce D. Wardinski appointed to the Board effective on 5 May 2026. Mr. Wardinski served as chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., a Netherlands-based owner, operator, and developer of all-inclusive resorts, from 2017 until 2025. Mr. Wardinski serves as Lead Independent Director of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, where he has been a director since 2013, and has been elected chairman of its board effective April 29, 2026. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Wardinski served as chairman of the board of Highland Hospitality Corporation, and from 1998 to 2002, he served as chairman of the board of Crestline Capital Corporation. Mr. Wardinski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with honors from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

On April 10, 2025, the Board appointed Cheryl Kondra, effective immediately, as a Class 2 director on the Board with a term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Kondra is currently the VP of Internal Audit for Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S. Prior to that, she served as VP of Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer at Pinnacle Entertainment, where she strengthened and formalized audit and compliance systems with new controls and procedures. She also spent 17 years at Caesars Entertainment, with the last seven years as Chief Audit Executive, where she supported over fifty global locations with regulatory compliance, shared service centralization, business expansion strategy and formalizing controls functions. Kondra is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of Galaxy Gaming, a developer and distributor of casino systems. She received her Master of Science in Accounting from DeVry University, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Scott Levin has served as Accel's Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since March 2025. Prior to joining Accel in March 2025, Mr. Levin served as the managing director of Portco Advisors LLC from January 2024 to March 2025, where he served as outside general counsel and executive advisor to various startups and portfolio companies of family office, private equity and venture capital firms. Prior to Portco Advisors LLC, he worked at Atlas Power Group LLC, a premier datacenter operator, where he served as Advisor from December 2022 to January 2024 and as Chief Legal Officer, Chief People Officer and Secretary from November 2021 to December 2022. Prior to this experience, Mr. Levin held several executive positions, including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Adminstrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, with FTD Companies, Inc., a global provider of technology products and services for the gifting and floral industry, from September 2013 to September 2021. Mr. Levin has also held General Counsel positions at Coskata, Inc., Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc., Torex Retail Americas, and OurHouse, Inc. Mr Levin received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science from Boston College and his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University.

David W. Ruttenberg has served as a director since 2010. Mr. Ruttenberg founded Belgravia Group Ltd., a real estate development company, in 1989 and served as its Chairman until 2014. In addition, Mr. Ruttenberg is the founder and President of Lakewest, Inc. (a real estate investment company), Partner of Lakewest Venture Partners (a venture investment company), Principal of Ruttenberg Reis LLC (a law firm) and President of The Ruttenberg Foundation (a private operating foundation). Mr. Ruttenberg received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Cornell University, pursued post-graduate studies in economics at London University, School of Economics, and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern School of Law.

On September 22, 2025, Accel Entertainment, Inc. announced that Brett Summerer, age 49, was appointed by the board of directors as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective September 22, 2025. Mr. Summerer previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Verano Holdings Corp. (Verano), a vertically integrated, multi-state plant-based wellness operator, from January 2022 to April 2025. Prior to Verano, Mr. Summerer served as Vice President, Head of Supply Chain Finance and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Operations at The Kraft Heinz Company, a consumer packaged food and beverage company, from June 2019 to December 2021. Mr. Summerer previously held several financial roles at Corning Incorporated, a diversified manufacturing company, from January 2016 to May 2019, and at General Motors Company, an automotive manufacturing company, from January 2006 to January 2016. Mr. Summerer received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, as well as his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Christie Kozlik, has been appointed to the position of Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of November 9, 2022, and will assume the role of the principal accounting officer. Ms. Kozlik, previously served as Vice President, Accounting Consolidations and SEC Reporting at Assurant, Inc. (Assurant), a global insurance company, from November 2021 to October 2022. Prior to Assurant, Ms. Kozlik served as the Director of Shareholder Reporting at Allstate Insurance Company, a national insurance company, from May 2015 to November 2021. In addition, Ms. Kozlik spent over 10 years in audit and advisory services at KPMG LLP. Ms. Kozlik is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University.