Jean Venneman joins High 5 Games as SVP of Land-Based Business

(PRESS RELEASE) -- New York-based gaming and content solutions company High 5 Games announced this week that Jean Venneman has joined the executive team as Senior Vice President of Land Based Business.

"High 5 Games is pleased to welcome Jean Venneman to the executive team," says Tony Singer, CEO of High 5 Games. "I've worked with Jean the last 15 years during her tenures with IGT and Bally Technologies, there is no one more respected in the industry so when I saw a chance to bring her on board to manage and grow H5G's Land Based businesses it was an easy decision."

Jean began her 23-year career in gaming at International Game Technology, the leading global gaming company, where she held various executive positions including Vice President Product Management and Senior Vice President of Product Development. Jean moved to Bally Technologies in 2010 as the Vice President of Product Management.

Prior to joining High 5 Games, Jean served as the Vice President of Brand Licensing, Gaming & Interactive for Scientific Games. Jean was responsible for finding, negotiating and deploying entertainment brands on slot machines, real money wagering and play for fun internet sites. In recent years she has brought Michael Jackson, James Cameron's Titanic, the television show Friends to the highly competitive global gaming market.

Jean has been honored with the "Great Women of Gaming Proven Leader" award, has been on the cover of Global Gaming Business magazine as "One of the Top 25 People to Watch", and has been featured in Casino Enterprise Magazine as a "Gaming Visionary".

"I'm excited to join High 5 Games and look forward to leveraging my network of long standing relationships with manufacturers and operators to deliver a wealth of high quality and innovative High 5 content to the market," said Jean Venneman.