Gary Vecchiarelli
Gary A. Vecchiarelli is Chief Financial Officer at CleanSpark (NASDAQ:CLSK), a leading bitcoin mining company based in Las Vegas. He joined CleanSpark in December 2021.
With over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, Gary has focused on high-growth middle market companies where he’s held senior-level and executive roles. He has extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, complex financing arrangements, strategic planning & execution and U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting & SOX compliance with public and private companies.
From July 2019 to September 2021, Gary served as Chief Financial Officer of Imatrex, Inc., a late- development stage and pre-IPO high-tech medical device company focused on diagnosing heart disease and treating cancer. From January 2017 to February 2019, he served as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN), a large regional hospitality company, operating 10 casino resorts, over 60 tavern locations, and almost 1,000 third party route locations.
From May 2012 to December 2016, Gary served as Chief Financial Officer of Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTC:GLXZ), the world’s largest independent table game provider, developing, manufacturing, and distributing proprietary table games to casinos worldwide. In July 2011, he was hired as Division Controller of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPPI), a leading biotechnology company focused on hematology and oncology drug products.
In the first part of Gary’s career, he worked for several public accounting firms including McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and most recently BDO USA, LLP where he helped establish the Las Vegas audit practice of BDO.
Gary holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University at San Jose. Gary has been a licensed CPA since 2006 and has active licenses in the states of California and Nevada. In 2014, Gary was named to the Las Vegas “40 under 40” list of accomplished young professionals by VEGAS INC. magazine.
Since 2014, he has served on the board of directors for the Las Vegas Chapter of Financial Executives International and was President of the Chapter from 2016-2017. Since 2018, Gary has also been a member of the board of directors for Doral Academies of Las Vegas, one of the top performing charter school systems in the state of Nevada.