Aristocrat Gaming CFO Alex Walsh has chosen to depart from his position with the supplier to join mobile gaming platform Skillz under the same title, with his appointment set to go into effect on July 13.
Walsh originally joined Aristocrat in January 2022 as the supplier’s SVP of Finance, a position he held for just over three years before earning a promotion to the CFO role during February 2025.
While neither Aristocrat or Skillz have announced the appointment at the time of writing, a filing issued to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 20 confirms Walsh will succeed former Skillz CFO Gaetano Franceschi once the hiring goes into effect.
According to the SEC filing, Walsh will earn a yearly salary of $450,000 as Skillz CFO and be eligible to receive annual target incentive compensation of $450,000 for reaching “certain performance goals.”
Prior to joining Aristocrat, Walsh spent six years serving as Lego Group’s Head of Finance for its Americas Market Group, following a near eight-year tenure with Procter & Gamble as a Finance Manager.
On May 12, Aristocrat reported its financial results for the first half of 2026, as revenue decreased 0.2% to just over AUD$3bn (US$2.2bn), while the supplier’s total profit for H1 2026 remained stagnant at $1.5bn.
Gaming accounted for nearly $2bn and increased 4.9%, as product madness and interactive revenue fell 10.6% and 0.6%, respectively, to $805.6m and $262m.
Aristocrat Leisure CEO Trevor Croker and Chairman Neil Chatfield also addressed shareholders as part of the supplier’s annual general meeting on February 19, speaking on full-year 2025 financial performance and the company’s long-term growth strategy.
Aristocrat launched its crown bartop hardware in Oklahoma on May 15, connected to the supplier’s Frenzy Jackpots link which offers $10,000 low-denomination jackpots and $25,000 for higher configurations
