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wish Christiane Jansen and Andreas Kötter
good luck!”
Christiane Jansen is currently the head of
the division of Advice & Infrastructure
Finance. She has many years of experi-
ence in corporate strategic matters and
also has expertise in communications,
parliamentary and European Affairs. The
49-year-old qualified lawyer is privately
engaged in international Social Environ-
ment Volunteering.
With an annual turnover of around 1.6
billion euros WestLotto is market leader
in German Lotto and Toto block. The
company’s 340 employees and its network
of approximately 3,500 collection points
a year generate over 600 million euros for
the common good and the state of North
Rhine-Westphalia.
press
contact
:
West German lottery
GmbH & Co. OHG, Axel Weber,
Tel: 0251-7006-1341
Michael R. Sweeney Appointed
Executive Director
of the Massachusetts State
Lottery Commission
“Working closely with Michael over the
last several months, it became clear that his
previous experience at both the local level and
within the Treasurer’s office has prepared him
for the challenge of leading the most success-
ful lottery in the country,”
said MA State
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.
“Michael has
quickly demonstrated excellent management
skills and a commitment.”
“I am grateful to Treasurer Goldberg for en-
trusting me with the responsibility of leading
the Lottery,”
Michael R. Sweeney, Executive
Director said.
“I am fortunate to be joining
an accomplished and dedicated team and look
forward to leading this team as we strive to
position the Lottery for sustained success over
the next decade.”
The Lottery posted record-setting gross
sales of $5.014 billion and a record net
profit of $985.8 million in fiscal year 2015.
Hugo López has been
Appointed Director of the
California State Lottery
Hugo López has been chief deputy direc-
tor at the California Department of Motor
Vehicles since 2013. He served as director
of administration at the California State
Treasurer’s Office from 2000 to 2013,
director at the California Debt and Invest-
ment Advisory Commission from 1999 to
2000 and was chief budget consultant for
the California State Assembly from 1997
to 1999. López was a staff finance budget
analyst at the California Department of
Finance from 1989 to 1997 and a business
tax representative at the California Board
of Equalization from 1987 to 1989.
Tom Delacenserie Appointed as
Interim Secretary of Florida Lottery
In September, Governor Rick Scott ap-
pointed Tom Delacenserie as the Interim
Secretary of the Florida Lottery. Dela-
censerie had served as the department’s
deputy secretary of sales and marketing
for the Florida Lottery. Delacenserie
started in the Florida Lottery in 2000 as a
district manager based in Fort Myers. In
2005, he was named director of sales for
the lottery before taking over as Deputy
Secretary of Sales and Marketing in 2013.
“Tom has over 30 years of experience in
the private sector and 15 years of service
at the Florida Lottery where he helped the
organization hit their highest sales record
ever,”
Governor Scott said.
“Tom is laser-
focused on making sure the Florida Lottery
continues to contribute critical funding to
our education system so students have the
tools they need to succeed.”
Cynthia O’Connell Resigns
from Position of Secretary of
Florida Lottery
Governor Rick Scott said,
“Cynthia has
been part of my team since my first year in
office and she has done a tremendous job
serving Florida families. Under her leader-
ship, the Florida Lottery has achieved record
sales, and last year the Lottery transferred
over $1 billion to Florida’s education system.
Cynthia’s constant marketing efforts have not
only enhanced our school system, but given
many Florida students the opportunity to
excel in the classroom. I truly appreciate her
dedication to making Florida the best state in
the nation for families and our students, and
I hope she will continue using her skills to
serve our state even as she moves on to other
career opportunities.”
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
WLA Reports that Lottery Global is
Growth Up 4.6% Half-Year on Half-
Year; Growth Buoyed by Sales Surge
in Latin America.
Basel, 15 September 2015—After a sunny
start to the year in which sales grew by 8%
quarter-on-quarter, growth slowed in Q2
2015, with aggregate half-year on half-year
growth coming in at 4.6% globally. Region-
ally, growth in the Americas strengthened,
while growth across the African, Asia Pa-
cific, and European markets moderated.
The Latin American region was the stand-
out performer in H1 2015, with participat-
ing Latin American lotteries reporting an
aggregate first-half on first-half increase in
sales of 20.3%. Spearheading a very good
first half for the Latin American lotter-
ies was Chile’s Polla Chilena, where sales
increased by 39% half-year on half-year.
Sales at Argentina’s Lotería Nacional Socie-
dad del Estado also continued to perform
strongly, with the Argentinian national lot-
tery reporting an increase in sales of 26.1%
for the first half of 2015, as against the first
half of 2014. Elsewhere in Latin America,
sales at Brazil’s Caixa Econômica Federal
grew modestly over the same timespan,
while Mexico’s Lotería National para la
Asistencia Pública held steady.
Continuing its robust first quarter showing,
the North American market also enjoyed a
strong second quarter, participating North
American lotteries reporting an aggregate
increase in sales of 6.6% for the period
January–June 2015, versus the correspond-
ing revenue period in 2014. Yet again, the
standout performer in the North American
region was the California Lottery, which
oversaw a first-half on first-half increase
in sales of 15.1%. The Kentucky Lottery,
Minnesota State Lottery, and the Tennes-