Benzinga | Sep 17, 2021 08:32AM EDT

Scientific Games Appoints Connie James As Finance Chief

* Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) has appointed Connie James as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary, effective October 15, 2021.

* She will succeed Mike Eklund, who will be stepping down to pursue other opportunities and remain with the company until October 15, 2021.

* James has served as CFO of Scientific Games' Gaming business since January 6, 2020.

* Before joining Scientific Games, James served as the Corporate Vice President of Finance -- Business Operations and Supply Chain at Cargill.

* Price Action: SGMS shares closed higher by 1.04% at $79.39 on Thursday.