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| Thomas N.
Shaheen |
Biography:
Thomas N. Shaheen was
announced as the first Executive Director for the
North Carolina Education Lottery on
November 17, 2005. Shaheen was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the
New Mexico Lottery Authority. During his
tenure in New Mexico, total lottery revenues increased 40 percent and the
return to education increased 55 percent.
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North Carolina, he spent 18 years with some of the most successful lotteries in
the U.S.: Florida, Texas, Georgia and New Mexico.
He began as a Sales
Representative with the Florida Lottery
and was eventually promoted to District Manager. From there he joined the
Texas Lottery as Field Service Supervisor
and later became the Marketing Operations Assistant Manager. In 1993, he was
hired by the Georgia Lottery
Corporation as Vice President of Sales. During his tenure he was promoted
to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, then Executive Vice President.
On March 20, 2000, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the
New Mexico Lottery Authority where he
served before being appointed to his most recent position in North Carolina.
In 2005, Shaheen served as the President of the
North American Association of State and
Provincial Lotteries (NASPL). He previously served as Chairman of the NASPL
Standards Initiative Committee. He is currently Vice-Chairman of Powerball and
Secretary of the Multi-State Lottery
Association (MUSL). Including his time in the lottery industry, Shaheen has
more than 25 years of management experience.
He is a 1975 graduate of Wayne
State University with a degree in Business Administration.
New Mexico Lottery Board
Accepts CEO’s Resignation, Names VP as Interim CEO
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA (November 18, 2005) -- The New Mexico Lottery
Authority (NMLA) board of directors has accepted CEO Tom Shaheen's resignation
and agreed ..................................Subscribers
Lottery Commission Names
New Director
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 17, 2005) –
Thomas N. Shaheen was announced as the first Executive Director for the North
Carolina Education Lottery on November 17, 2005. Shaheen was previously
..................................Read the
full story at: Vol.33 No.8
New Mexico Lottery
Announces Resignation of CEO
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA
(November 15, 2005) -- The New Mexico Lottery Authority Board of Directors
announced Tuesday that CEO Tom Shaheen has submitted his
resignation........................................Subscribers |
