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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001698991-23-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACEL"
cik: "0001698991"
company_name: "Accel Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T02:31:15.341464+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accel promotes Mark Phelan to President, US Gaming; base salary to $475K

## Summary
- Mark Phelan promoted to President, U.S. Gaming, effective October 6, 2023.
- Annual base salary increased to $475,000, effective retroactively to July 1, 2023.
- Eligible for annual bonus target of 70% of base salary and equity target of 140% of base salary.
- Phelan previously served as Chief Revenue Officer; will report directly to CEO Andrew Rubenstein.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001698991-23-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACEL
- cik: 0001698991
- company_name: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899123000045/0001698991-23-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899123000045/acel-20231006.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-23-000045
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-23-000045.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001698991-23-000045.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark Phelan was appointed as President, U.S. Gaming at Accel Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, U.S. Gaming
  source text: Pursuant to the Amendment, Mr. Phelan was appointed as the Company’s President, U.S. Gaming.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698991/000169899123000045/0001698991-23-000045-index.htm

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