IGT announced that Mark Wadley has joined the company as IGT’s Incoming President of Land-Based Gaming, subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals.

Prior to joining IGT, Wadley served as chief marketing officer of one of IGT’s global competitors. He has a proven track record of driving growth by aligning product, customer, and commercial execution. As IGT Incoming President of Land-Based Gaming, Wadley will lead IGT’s end-to-end land-based Gaming business, including global sales, product management, field services, manufacturing, marketing, external communications, and government relations. He will report to IGT CEO Hector Fernandez.

“Mark is a proven leader with a deep understanding of how to connect product, customer insight and commercial execution to drive performance. As we continue to strengthen our Gaming business, bringing these capabilities together under one leader is a critical step in improving how we operate and deliver for our customers. Mark’s experience will help us accelerate that progress,” said Hector Fernandez, CEO of IGT.

“IGT has all the core elements of a winning gaming business, from differentiated content to global scale and long-standing customer relationships. The opportunity now is to operate with greater alignment and discipline, ensuring that how we develop, position, and deliver our products translates more consistently into performance for our customers. That focus on execution will define the next phase of growth,” said Mark Wadley, IGT Incoming President of Land-Based Gaming.

Drawing on a successful career spanning both the gaming and biotech industries, Mark Wadley is known for infusing teams with energy, fostering innovation, and delivering results in fast-paced markets. His unique cross-industry perspective enables him to build high-performing teams, balance core strengths with new growth opportunities, and implement strategies that drive both immediate impact and long-term success. A champion of collaboration and team achievement, Mark is dedicated to translating innovative strategies into winning outcomes while building the “go-to” place for talent and culture in the gaming industry.

IGT announced that it will present a performance-focused portfolio of gaming, systems and financial technology (FinTech) innovation in booth 2143 at the 2026 Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention (IGA) in San Diego, Calif. on April 1-2. As the premier annual tribal gaming event, IGA provides IGT with the ideal opportunity to showcase its momentum in driving Class II and Class III innovation via new games, cabinets and groundbreaking mobile technologies from Everi, an IGT brand.

“Tribal casino operators are at the forefront of gaming innovation, and IGA provides IGT with the opportunity to showcase meaningful new technologies that can increase revenue and player engagement. Our IGA 2026 showcase is all about evolving legendary IGT slot themes such as Wheel of Fortune and Wolf Run, while also pushing the boundaries of innovation with our groundbreaking Class II mobile solution, Everi Vi,” said Hector Fernandez, IGT Incoming CEO.

IGT will also present a variety of video poker, electronic table games (ETG) and CDS games at IGA.