Hector Fernandez

Hector Fernandez is the Chief Executive Officer of IGT, a global gaming company with businesses in Gaming, Digital, FinTech and casino systems. He is responsible for IGT's strategy to bring these businesses together, with a focus on disciplined execution, profitable growth and sustained cash generation.

Before joining IGT, Fernandez was Chief Executive Officer of Aristocrat Gaming, which runs Aristocrat's global land-based gaming content and technology business. Earlier at Aristocrat he was President of the Americas and EMEA, and before that Chief Financial Officer of the Americas. His earlier career included senior leadership roles at Deloitte, Procter & Gamble, Amgen and Western Digital.

Fernandez is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. He also has a bachelor's degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College, with a minor in accounting and government. He is a Guatemalan immigrant to the United States and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Outside his executive role, Fernandez serves on the National Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association and co-chairs the Las Vegas Walk to End Alzheimer's. He became committed to the cause after his mother died of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He also sits on the boards of the American Gaming Association and the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College.