NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. ("Inspired" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services, today announced that Marilyn Jentzen has been appointed Interim CFO and principal accounting officer, upon the Company's acceptance of Stewart F.B. Baker's resignation from his role as CFO and principal accounting officer effective December 20, 2023.
Ms. Jentzen brings over three decades of financial and accounting experience to Inspired. She is an accounting and auditing expert, strong leader and strategic thinker. Ms. Jentzen will be responsible for the Company's financial policies, overseeing the finance and accounting functions, and ensuring compliance with financial and accounting regulations.
The Board of Directors has initiated a search process to identify the Company's next CFO and has retained a leading search firm to assist in evaluating both internal and external candidates for the role. Mr. Baker will continue to serve the Company throughout 2024 to assist the Company with its restatement efforts and to ensure a smooth transition of his responsibilities.
"We are pleased and fortunate to have a leader of Marilyn's caliber step into the role of Interim CFO. Marilyn is a strategic, results-oriented executive with proven success leading, developing and improving multi-national finance operations at publicly listed companies. She is well-positioned to support the continued execution of our financial priorities while the Board conducts its search for our new CFO," said Brooks Pierce, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inspired. "I'd like to thank Stewart ...