Light & Wonder, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has named Matt Wilson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Wilson has served as interim Chief Executive Officer since August 2022 and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company's Gaming business. Mr. Wilson is a seasoned executive with nearly 20 years of gaming industry experience and a proven record of driving growth and creating value.

In his role as Light & Wonder's Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive of Gaming, he led the strategic growth plans for the Gaming team while overseeing product development, production, supply chain and sales of the Company's Gaming products, systems and services. Prior to joining Light & Wonder, Mr. Wilson served as President and Managing Director, Americas at Aristocrat. During his tenure with Aristocrat, he also served as Senior Vice President of Global Gaming Operations, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Americas.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong and completed the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School.