10 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 All continued on page 46 Continued on page 46 Continued on page 46 Congratulations to the five newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame The 106 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 2024. 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 (or LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com) to read more about the Hall of Fame. Induction Ceremony to induct all five new members will be held at the World Lottery Summit in Paris: Wednesday, October 23 17:00 – 17:45 (5:00 to 5:45 pm) Meeting room 252B (located on Level 2, Neuilly side) Venue: Palais des Congrès de Paris Visit World-Lotteries.org for more info about the World Lottery Summit, the biggest event in our industry held once every other year. We look forward to seeing you all there! Visit LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com for info about the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame and its members. Thank you for your support of the Lottery Hall of Fame. Renato Ascoli is a highly accomplished leader when it comes to identifying and navigating opportunities for success within the organization, as well as those across the entire lottery industry. He has served in high-level leadership positions encompassing nearly 20 years of lottery and gaming industry experience, leading multifaceted teams across global markets. In his current role, Renato is responsible for Global lottery and iLottery sales and operations, product and sales development, and technology and support for IGT’s 90-plus lottery customers worldwide. Nikos Nikolakopoulos is an Executive Member of the BoD and CEO of the INTRALOT Group, while he serves as the Chairman & CEO of INTRALOT USA. Following multiple roles in multinational technology companies, since 2007 he has been immersed in the lottery industry, collaborating with the global community of State Lotteries for over 17 years. In his role as CEO, Nikos guides INTRALOT's vision of Shaping the Future of Gaming and ensures sustainable growth that prioritizes stakeholder value, customer satisfaction, and employee well-being. After serving as Interim President for ten months, Paul was appointed to lead the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) in May of 2019. Paul has had a remarkable career journey and trajectory. Paul is known as a “lifer” in the lottery world because, beginning in 1987 at WCLC, he has spent his whole career in this industry. He started out as a part time security officer in lottery, over the years moved into IT, and was appointed to manage the audit department in 1997. Sam Wakasugi is an accomplished industry veteran with more than 40 years of experience establishing and developing profitable operations for lotteries worldwide. As Vice President of Global Strategy for Scientific Games, he supports the company’s worldwide strategy for new business opportunities and exploration of new and undermaximized lottery markets. With broad experience in lottery sales, marketing and operational leadership – and a well-known gold standard for customer service excellence – Jannie Haek is currently the Chief Executive Officer of The National Lottery of Belgium. Appointed as CEO in 2013, he has successfully led one of the most innovative lottery operations in the world for more than a decade. Jannie has been a longstanding and strong supporter of the lottery industry, as an enthusiastic and thoughtful speaker, contributor and host at various European and World Lottery Association conferences. In 2019, Jannie led the Loterie Nationale Loterij (Belgium) in hosting the very successful European Lottery Congress in Antwerp with the theme of “The Success of Chance”, which was attended by more than 800 people. RENATO ASCOLI CEO GLOBAL LOTTERY, IGT NIKOS NIKOLAKOPOULOS Chief Executive Officer, INTRALOT GROUP PAUL ERICKSON President and CEO, Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) SAM WAKASUGI Vice President of Global Strategy, Scientific Games JANNIE HAEK Chief Executive Officer, Loterie Nationale (Belgium) PGRI LOTTERY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME 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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