On March 1, Daron Dorsey officially took over as executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment manufacturers, replacing Marcus Prater, who retired after 14 years in the post.
Dorsey was formerly senior vice president, general counsel and group compliance officer for Ainsworth Game Technology. He also served as general counsel for William Hill US. He has been general counsel for AGEM since 2016.
“I appreciate the opportunity to advocate for our supplier sector and build on AGEM’s work over the last two decades,” Dorsey said in an email to AGEM members on his first day. “A large part of that success story involves my predecessor, Marcus Prater, and I cannot thank him enough for assisting in this transition and remaining available to AGEM for the months ahead.”
In a farewell email, Prater welcomed Dorsey and thanked AGEM members. “I would also like to thank AGEM’s first president, the late Bob McMonigle, along with its first executive director Jack Bulavsky, as well as all of the officers and member companies and the presidents under which I’ve served—Brooke Dunn, Tom Jingoli, Tom Nieman, Luke Orchard and Dave Lucchese,” Prater said. “I’d also like to thank Director of Europe Tracy Cohen, Director of Responsible Gaming Connie Jones and my longtime administrative assistant, Carol Meriales, for all of their contributions to AGEM’s success.”
