---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698991-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACEL"
cik: "0001698991"
company_name: "Accel Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:04:35.846741+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accel Entertainment names Mathew Ellis as CFO effective May 1, 2022

## Summary
- Ellis succeeds retiring CFO Brian Carroll; Carroll remains in advisory role through end of 2023.
- Ellis was SVP of Corporate Strategy; receives $350,000 base salary, 50% bonus target, RSUs and options.
- Ellis led M&A including acquisitions of Century Gaming and Tom's Amusement Company.
- Ellis previously served as VP of Financial Planning at Transworld Systems and as Senior Auditor at Deloitte.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698991-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACEL
- cik: 0001698991
- company_name: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899122000012/0001698991-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899122000012/acel-20220425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-22-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-22-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian Carroll retired as Chief Financial Officer at Accel Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Brian Carroll notified the Company of his intent to retire as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which will be effective as of April 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899122000012/0001698991-22-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mathew Ellis was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Accel Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On April 25, 2022, Accel Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mathew Ellis was appointed by the board of directors as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2022, and will perform the functions of principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899122000012/0001698991-22-000012-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.