12 // PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL // November/December 2016 Dermot Griffin Chief Executive, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), Operator of the Irish National Lottery Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) is the op- erator of the Irish National Lottery. PLI was awarded a twenty year licence to operate the National Lottery by the Irish Government in November 2014. The staff and management of the previous operator, An Post National Lottery Company, including CEO Dermot Griffin, transferred to PLI, ensuring continuity of service and collec- tively have over 50 years’ experience in managing Ireland’s Na- tional Lottery. As the CEO of PLI, Dermot Griffin has been re- sponsible for leading a fundamental change programme at the Irish National Lottery, introducing a new Vision for the Na- tional Lottery ‘to provide exciting and engaging lottery games that bring fun and entertainment to everyone.’ He recently led the successful transition process in the National Lottery to move from public ownership under An Post National Lot- tery Company to private ownership under Premier Lotteries Ireland. Dermot is also a director of the EuroMillions Group. Congratulations to the Newest Members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The 68 members of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame have voted for and elected five industry leaders to be inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame for 2016. The inductees are … Dermot Griffin , Chief Executive of Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), Operator of the Irish National Lottery Hansjörg Höltkemeier , Managing Director and Member of the Board of Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB),   President of the European Lottery Association (EL) Rose J. Hudson , President & Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) Norman Lingle , Executive Director of the South Dakota Lottery Sue van der Merwe , Chief Operating Officer, Tatts Group Lotteries  The Lottery Industry Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 as a means of honoring those who have done the most to promote excellence and integrity in our industry and make the world lottery industry a great success. The recipients of this award are all a credit to that ideal and are joining a select and distinguished group of world lottery industry professionals.  You can read more about the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and the members at www.LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com. The Ceremony to induct the two North American industry leaders into the Lottery Hall of Fame were held  Tuesday, October 4th at 2:30 PM at NASPL Atlanta Conference.   The Ceremony to induct the three Global industry leaders into the Lottery Hall of Fame will be held  Tuesday, November 8th at 5:00 PM at the World Lottery Summit Conference Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. PGRI HALL OF FAME LOTTERY INDUSTRY Hansjörg Höltkemeier Managing Director and Member of the Board of Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB), President of the European Lottery Association (EL) Since 2005, Hansjörg has been a Mem- ber of the Board of Deutsche Klassenlotte- rie Berlin (DKLB). His focus is on strategy, marketing, sales, and information-technology. Hansjörg was elected to the position of president of the European Lotteries Association (EL) in June of 2015. Hansjörg has been a Mem- ber of the EL Executive Committee for the last seven years and, since 2011, chair of the EL Finance, Personnel and Orga- nization Committee as 1st Vice-President of EL. During his career in the lotteries, Hansjörg Höltkemeier has been a driver for strategy, innovation, and adoption of new technologies. For example, from the beginning of his service to Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB) in 2005, he did not just focus on internet and mobile to meet cus- tomer expectations and to expand customer base. His focus has instead been on digitalization as a whole, to implement digitalization of processes to improve customer-care and sales- Continued on page 66 Continued on page 66