10 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 Congratulations to the newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The 97 members of the PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame have voted for and elected four industry leaders to be inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame for 2022. 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 the 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. Visit the “Awards” section of PublicGaming.com to read more about the Hall of Fame. DAVID BARDEN President & Chief Executive Officer, New Mexico Lottery President, Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) David Barden has served as CEO of the New Mexico Lottery for the past eight years after first serving as its Interim CEO. With more than 21 years of lottery experience, David specializes in positive change and industry innovation that have maximized revenue returns for three US lotteries: the New Mexico Lottery Authority, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, and the South Carolina Education Lottery. In addition to serving as New Mexico’s CEO, David has served in several nationwide lottery industry positions including Chairman of the Powerball Product Group, Chairman of MUSL’s Legal Committee, Chairman of the Hot Lotto Game Group and NASPL Secretary. Most recently, David was unanimously elected to the position of President of MUSL. As a result of his experience with lottery start-ups, he has testified before legislaLUCA ESPOSITO Executive Director, World Lottery Association General Secretary of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) Luca Esposito holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and Telecommunication from the University of Calabria. He has been a technological consultant to various major global concerns, including Accenture, McKinsey & Company, and Cambridge Technology Partners. He began his career in the lottery sector in 2009, when he joined IGT as Technology Director for central Europe. Here, he served the technological needs of gaming-industry clients in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. In 2013, Luca was promoted to Country Manager for IGT, responsible for managing all operations, which included taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets, with overall responsibility for managing revenue and cost elements of IGT's profit & loss (P&L) within his jurisdictions. ROMANA GIRANDON President & Chief Executive Officer, Loterija Slovenije (Slovenian National Lottery) 2nd Vice President of European Lotteries Building on her passion for creating high-achieving, inclusive and socially responsible teams, Romana has spent two decades on different leadership positions before becoming President of the Slovenian National Lottery in 2013. Since then, mainly through her continuous focus on mission-based culture, responsible player-centric innovation and high business standards, the company she leads has become a highly respected European lottery. As the head of a small but flexible and ambitious lottery, Romana pursues a forging of collaborative partnerships across the international lottery industry. Since 2019, Romana has been a Member of The European Lotteries (EL) Executive Committee and Chair of the Corporate Social ResponsiDREW SVITKO Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery Chair of the Powerball Group Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko has worked in the lottery industry for 25 years, having served the Pennsylvania Lottery from 1997 to 2005 in a variety of positions in the marketing, research, finance, and security divisions. From 2005 to 2008, Drew worked as an account executive for instant ticket printer Oberthur Gaming Technologies, before returning to the Lottery as deputy executive director of marketing and product development. Drew has been the executive director for the PA Lottery since February of 2015, where he currently leads a staff of more than 275 employees. Under his leadership, the Pennsylvania Lottery was named by Gaming Intelligence as North American Lottery Operator of the Year in 2021. The Lottery also reached record sales of more than $5 billion for PGRI LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony Directors Barden and Svitko were honored on August 31, 2022 at the Sheraton Time Square Hotel, New York. Ms. Girandon and Mr Esposito will be honored on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 17:00 - 17:30; at the World Lottery Summit Vancouver: West Level 3 - Meeting Room 301 Vancouver Convention Centre West Continued on page 59 Continued on page 59 Continued on page 59 Continued on page 59 P G R I L O T T E R Y I N D U S T R Y H A L L O F F A M E
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