IGT has elected Paget L Alves to its board of directors, subject to regulatory approval.

Alves is the president of the Business Markets Group for Sprint Nextel and is responsible for Sprint’s sales and marketing to all enterprise and public sector customers.

"Paget brings more than 20 years of technology company experience to IGT," said Patti Hart, president and chief executive officer of IGT. "His direct experience in driving industry level change through evolutionary technology and market strategy is a welcome addition to the IGT board."