National Entertainment Network Appoints Randy Chilton CMO

BROOMFIELD, CO -- National Entertainment Network, the nation's largest operator of bulk vending and skill crane machines, said it has appointed Randy Chilton chief marketing officer.

Chilton comes to NEN with a lifetime of industry experience. A third-generation coin-op professional, he began his career at a family company, Chilton Vending & Billiards Inc. (Wichita, KS). Following the sale of Chilton Vending to American Coin Merchandising Inc. in 1998, he became a vice-president at ACMI, where he was responsible for game development and national accounts. He later become vice-president of sales at Coinstar, now Outerwall. NEN acquired Cointar's entertainment vending division in 2009. | SEE STORY

From 1995 to 1996, Chilton served as president of the Amusement and Music Operators Association. In 2008, he was elected president of the National Bulk Vendors Association, and is widely credited with guiding the NBVA through a rocky restructuring period.

Founded in 1987 and backed by private equity, National Entertainment Network reportedly serves about 15,000 locations nationwide. It operates skill cranes, bulk vending machines, videogames, and kiddie rides.