 EZCORP, Inc. Nasdaq: EZPW, a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America, announced today that Jason A. Kulas has been named Chief Executive Officer and has been elected to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Kulas will succeed Stuart I. Grimshaw, who will remain with the Company as Special Advisor to the CEO and Board and accordingly has resigned from his position on the Board of Directors. 