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Boothwyn, Pennsylvania – July 30, 2009, Lightning Gaming, Inc., one of the leading software game developers for casinos and entertainment venues today announced its appointment of Christopher Strano to their executive team. Mr. Strano will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and will be responsible for leading the company’s world-wide sales and marketing, revenue planning, product launch strategy and field operations.
Prior to joining Lightning Gaming, Mr. Strano held the position of Vice President of AC Coin & Slot Service Company. He oversaw the company's sales and marketing endeavors, managed its North American Sales Staff and heading its Product Strategy Committee. Chris was at this position for over 5 years and steered that company through its largest growth period in their 30 year history.
“Christopher Strano possesses 13 years of experience in marketing and business strategy. He has strong leadership qualities and a proven track record in developing dynamic business plans, gaining customer insights into product planning and building high performance teams while getting desired results, says Brian Haveson, Chairman and CEO of Lightning Gaming, Inc. “He is a key addition to our team and we are excited to have him on board.”
Mr. Strano also served as Director of Marketing for Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., (FEP:AMEX) where he was responsible for all North American products, retail merchandising programs and education sales. Prior to this his positions included Director of Marketing for Universal Studios, Inc., entertainment retail division, where he designed and implemented both national and grass-roots marketing programs to support and drive retail store sales and Contemporary Marketing, Inc., a division of Clear Channel, Inc., where he led brand activation and product launch campaigns on both a national and grass-roots level for major consumer package good companies such as Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods.
Chris earned a BA degree from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) and earned a MBA from Drexel University’s Le Bow School of Business. He resides in West Deptford, New Jersey with his wife and two daughters and also volunteers as Vice President of the West Deptford Township Board of Education.
About Lightning Gaming, Inc.
Founded in 2004, Lightning Gaming designs, develops and markets the world's premier fully automated electronic poker table and innovative slot products under the brands Lightning Poker™ and Lightning Slots™. Lightning Gaming, Inc holds several licenses throughout the gaming industry.
Distributed exclusively by Shuffle Master, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHFL), the Lightning Poker™ system is a turnkey electronic poker table product. Lightning Poker’s tables decrease casino costs and increases player earnings, while providing an overall entertaining player experience.
