Tennessee Education Lottery’s president and CEO to retire

Rebecca Paul has served in the role since the lottery’s foundation 23 years ago.
 

US.- The Tennessee Education Lottery has announced that its president and CEO Rebecca Paul will retire at the end of the year. She has served in the role since the lottery’s foundation 23 years ago.

Paul was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the Illinois Lottery in 1985 and was later founding CEO of the Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee lotteries. She was the first female president of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and has served as president and/or chair of all offices of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries and the Multi-State Lottery Association. She has also served as president of the international industry organization A.I.L.E and founded the Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership.

Tennessee Education Lottery chair Will Carver said: “Rebecca has been an invaluable asset to Tennessee and the lottery industry. We will deeply miss her professionalism, vision, expertise and leadership, but wish her the absolute best in her well-earned retirement. Her legacy cannot be overstated.

“I cannot thank Rebecca enough for her contributions to the lottery industry and to our state. She and her entire Tennessee Education Lottery team built our state’s lottery into an industry force, and that foundation will serve Tennesseans well into the lottery’s next chapter.”

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee added: “Rebecca has served Tennessee with distinction, and her leadership of the Tennessee Education Lottery has expanded opportunity for students across our state. Maria and I are deeply grateful for her years of dedicated service and wish Rebecca and her family God’s richest blessings in the days ahead.”

Paul commented: “Starting Women in Lottery Leadership has been one of the greatest highlights of my career. Working with so many talented, dedicated professionals who truly care about the difference they make in so many lives through the support of good causes has been the other.”