Lottery Operator Names COO
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe private company that operates the Hoosier Lottery has named a new chief operating officer. GTECH Indiana says Colin Hadden will also be general manager. He most recently served as a regional vice president and led the company's partnership with the UK National Lottery. May 22, 2014
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INDIANAPOLIS – Colin Hadden has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of GTECH Indiana. Hadden is responsible for day-to-day operations for GTECH Indiana in the delivery of integrated services to the Hoosier Lottery. He succeeds Connie Laverty O’Connor who served as GTECH Indiana’s interim Chief Executive Officer and has been appointed to Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for GTECH Americas. She will continue to support Indiana and other GTECH customers with their sales, marketing, and retail business strategies.
Hadden has more than 20 years of sales and business experience and most recently served as Regional VP, leading GTECH’s partnership with the UK National Lottery, with prior experience working with customers in Finland, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa. Through his previous leadership experience with organizations such as Interwoven Inc., Software AG and Applied Communications Inc., Hadden brings extensive customer relations and operational excellence to the Hoosier Lottery to help drive its growth plan.
“Colin’s depth of business knowledge and industry experience makes him an outstanding choice for Indiana,” said Marco Tasso, GTECH Senior Vice President of Lottery Management Services. “In his new position, Colin will oversee the development of GTECH Indiana’s annual strategic business plan to ensure that we consistently meet customer expectations, and that our
resources are appropriately allocated and aligned to optimally deliver our net income commitments for the Hoosier Lottery.”
GTECH won the contract to become the integrated services provider of the Hoosier Lottery in October 2012. In addition to the Hoosier Lottery, GTECH currently has lottery management partnerships in Illinois and New Jersey.
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GTECH S.p.A. is a leading commercial operator and provider of technology in the regulated worldwide gaming markets, delivering best-in-class products and services, with a commitment to the highest levels of integrity, responsibility, and shareholder value creation. The Company is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “GTK” and is majority owned by De Agostini S.p.A. In 2013, GTECH had approximately ?3.1 billion in revenues and 8,600 employees with operations in approximately 60 countries. For more information, please visit www.gtech.com. Source: GTECH S.p.A.