Chairman
THE LOTTERY CORPORATION
Sue Van Der Merwe
Sue is the Chairman of APLA and sits on the World Lottery Association Executive Committee. She is the Managing Director and CEO, The Lottery Corporation and has extensive experience in lotteries spanning 30 years.
Vice Chairman
LOTTO NEW ZEALAND
Chris Lyman
Chris Lyman was appointed Chief Executive of Lotto NZ in January 2018. He joined Lotto NZ in 2002 and has held a number of roles including General Manager Retail Sales and Chief Operating Officer.
JAPAN LOTTERY ASSOCIATION
Kazuhisa Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi-san has previously held roles as President or Vice Chairman in the public service sector in Japan. He was recently appointed as President of Japan Lottery Association on 1 June 2021 and replaces Mr Yokichi Yokoyama on the Executive Committee.
FUTURE GAMING & HOTEL SERVICES
Kapil Khanna
Kapil is Vice-President of All India Federation of Lottery Trade and Allied Industries. He is Chief Mentor of Future Gaming and sits on the board of many philanthropic trusts. With 41 years of experience in Lotteries he has represented India since 1999 in the international lottery forums.
SINGAPORE POOLZ
Lam Chee Weng
Chee Weng is the CEO of Singapore Pools, a non-profit state-owned lottery, horse wagering and sports betting subsidiary of the Totalisator Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of Singapore.
LA PACIFIQUE DES JEUX
Thierry Gabarret
Thierry is the CEO of La Pacific des Jeux and holds the following positions: Vice-President of BZP, Executive Committee Member of CIBELAE and was the International Relations Director of FDJ from 2015-2020. He has been in the lottery industry for over 20 years.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Michael Fitzsimons
Michael is Executive Director, Wagering Products and leads the HKJC wagering business, with responsibility for Horse Racing and Football wagering and the Mark 6 lottery. He also leads the international commingling business and China Sports Lottery co-operation development.