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Douglas E. Pollard
CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
POLLARD BANKNOTE LIMITED
Doug Pollard joined Pollard Banknote in
1997 and after successfully leading Pollard
Banknote through a variety of new business
ventures, he was appointed Co-Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer in 2011. During his tenure as Co-CEO, he has
been integral to the company’s growth and leads by example in
setting Pollard Banknote’s high standard of quality, innovation,
marketing and client service. His passion for helping lotteries
drive sales to benefit good causes ensures that every client lottery
receives exceptional customer service and care. Doug encourages
Pollard teams to engage with clients at all levels of their business,
from the “bricks & mortar” retail development to the adaptation
of emerging technologies and social media.
As Co-Chief Executive Officer, Doug brings a dynamic, cus-
tomer-centric, and forward thinking approach which benefits
client lotteries worldwide. His visionary style has been honed by
previous leadership roles at Pollard Banknote, including General
Manager of the company’s France-based, international subsid-
iary and through the development of Pollard Banknote’s Lottery
Management Services business unit.
Doug works closely with his brother and Co-CEO, John Pol-
lard, who since 1986 has led the operations and finance divi-
sions, and with his brother Gordon Pollard, Executive Chair of
the company’s Board. The three brothers have built on the suc-
cess of their father, Lawrence Pollard, steering the company from
its beginnings in the Lottery business in Canada in the 1970’s to
become the thriving, global company it is today, now publicly
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Pollard Banknote has enjoyed enduring success for over a cen-
tury because Doug, John and Gordon have maintained its core
values while the company’s business strategies and practices have
adapted to a rapidly changing world. Based on the entrepreneur-
ial vision and leadership of Lawrence Pollard—and now his three
sons—the company is founded upon the principle of driving in-
novation to the benefit of our customers—a belief that Lawrence
and his three sons still value today.
Doug continues to live up to his motto—“never fall out of
love with your core business”—by focusing on maintaining the
company’s position at the forefront of the instant ticket market
with an eye on continuing growth as the company transitions
into an exciting new era of omni-channel offerings.
Doug also plays an active role in setting the agenda for the Pol-
lard Family Foundation through which hundreds of worthwhile
causes have found the means to help the communities in which
Pollard Banknote is a part. Doug holds a Masters of Business
Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario
and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba.
In addition to English, he is fluent in Spanish and French.
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Thierry Pujol
DIRECTOR OF SPORTING
INTEGRITY, LA FRANÇAISE
DE JEUX
Recognizing his world class level of
expertise in the area of security and in-
tegrity, Thierry Pujol, was recruited in 2005 to assume the
position of Director of Risk Management and Security and at
La Française des Jeux (FLDJ). At the same time, Thierry also
became a member of the Managing Board of FLDJ. Thierry’s
dedication to service is also reflected in the leadership roles he
performs for the World Lottery Association (WLA). Preserva-
tion of the security and integrity of the global government-
gaming industry is a genuinely mission-critical priority, the
most critical component to player trust and ultimately brand
equity. Thierry’s impact on this mission has helped to shape
a leadership role for government-gaming within a rapidly
changing global gaming industry. As Chairman of the World
Lottery Association’s Security and Risk Management Com-
mittee (SRMC), Thierry works collegially with the members
of the committee from lotteries all around the world to de-
velop and constantly improve security standards. A recent ac-
complishment is the implementation of the WLA’s new sports
betting surveillance entity—GLMS. Prior to this role, Thi-
erry served as Chairman Public Order and Security Working
Group for The European Lotteries Association (EL). As a re-
sult of a particularly unique experience in intelligence for the
French army and government, Thierry Pujol contributes to an
original and different vision of the security and risk manage-
ment issues as applied to the gaming industry.
Additionally, Thierry is our industry’s greatest ambas-
sador for the goal of integrity and for encouraging lotteries
all across the world to build the standards that merit formal
WLA Security accreditation. This voluntary service to the in-
dustry is appreciated by all of his colleagues, not just for the
results that it has produced, but also for Thierry’s personal
style which is self-effacing, never seeking recognition for him-
self. He is always ready to help his colleagues and to share his
expansive knowledge of security issues which have not only
been developed in his experience in the lottery business but in
his previous profession in the armed services. Thierry is also
now serving as Director of Sport Integrity and Special Advisor
of the President of La Francaise des Jeux.
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