Governance
Our Association is governed by the General Assembly composed of all our Members. It is managed by an Executive Committee of eleven members, including the President and the two Vice-Presidents, and the Secretary General.
EL President
Hansjörg HÖLTKEMEIER / Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin DKLB (Germany)
1st Vice President
Stéphane PALLEZ, La Française des Jeux (FDJ) (France)
2nd Vice President
Romana GIRANDON, Loterija Slovenije, d.d. (Slovenia)
Members of the Executive Committee (in alphabetical order)
Robert CHVÁTAL, Sazka a.s. (Czech Republic)
Olgierd CIEŚLIK, Totalizator Sportowy Sp. z.o.o. (Poland)
Jannie HAEK, Loterie Nationale Loterij (Belgium)
Jesús HUERTA ALMENDRO, Sociedad Estatal de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE) (Spain)
Jean-Luc MONER-BANET, Loterie Romande (Switzerland)
Francesco PAROLA, IGT Lottery (Italy)
Olli SAREKOSKI, Veikkaus Oy (Finland)
Secretary General
Arjan VAN 'T VEER
For more Association Documents and other downloads click here
EL Working Groups
EL’s structure holds several Working Groups. Every Working group is governed by a member of the EL Executive Committee as supervisory chair. A member of the Working Group acts as an executive chair and takes care of the group’s daily work. The Working Groups are supported by the EL team. Read more
Honorary Presidents
The Honorary Membership is granted to former Association’s Presidents, in recognition of their involvement and achievements.
Alain Barraud Founder President & former President Loterie Romande
Ray Bates Honorary President & former CEO National Lottery Ireland
Hans-Jürgen Reissiger Honorary President & former Managing Director Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin
Friedrich Stickler Honorary President & Former Member of the Board, Austrian Lotteries
Winfried Wortmann Honorary President & former CEO Westdeutsche Lotterie
Mrs. Bernadette Lobjois was the first EL Secretary General