Board Member

Daniel Silvers currently serves as the managing member of Matthews Lane Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm, a position he has held since 2015. Additionally, Mr. Silvers currently serves as Executive Chairman of Winventory, Inc., a tech-enabled event ticketing management partner, a position he has held since January 2024. Previously, Mr. Silvers served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a gaming technology company, between 2016 and 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Leisure Acquisition Corp. (“Leisure Acquisition”), a special purpose acquisition company, from 2017 to 2021. Mr. Silvers was the President of SpringOwl Asset Management LLC, an investment management firm, from 2009 to 2015 (including predecessor entities). Mr. Silvers was the President of Western Liberty Bancorp, an acquisition oriented holding company, from 2009 to 2010. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Silvers served as a Vice President at Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading global alternative asset manager. Prior to that, Mr. Silvers was a senior member of the real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a global financial services firm, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Silvers previously has served on the boards of directors of several companies, including the following:

Leisure Acquisition from 2017 to 2021;
Avid Technology, Inc., a global media technology provider, from 2018 to 2023;
PICO Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company, from 2016 to 2018;
ForestarGroup Inc., a real estate development company, from 2015 to 2017;
Ashford Hospitality Prime, a hospitality REIT, in 2017;
bwin.party digital entertainment plc, an online gaming company, from 2014 to 2015;
International Game Technology PLC, a international gaming technology company, in 2013;
Universal Health Services, Inc., a hospital management and health services company, from 2009 to 2011; and
India Hospitality Corp., a hospitality and food service company, from 2010 to 2017.

Mr. Silvers holds a B.S. in Economics and a M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Silvers also received a Corporate Governance certification through the Director Education & Certification Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Mr. Silvers’ has considerable executive level experience in the hospitality sector, along with his corporate finance, capital allocation, capital markets expertise and substantial public company board experience. In addition to the educational background above, Mr. Silvers also received a Corporate Governance certification through the Director Education & Certification Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Mr. Silvers’ financial acumen and capital markets experience add to the Board’s capital allocation and shareholder value growth capabilities.