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Sue van der Merwe

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Sue is The Lottery Corporation’s Managing Director and CEO.

She holds a Bachelor of Social Science, Marketing and Economics.

Sue has more than 35 years’ experience in lotteries and has played a central role in the development of the Australian Lotteries industry.

She previously led Tabcorp Holdings’ Lotteries & Keno business, serving as its Managing Director since the 2017 combination of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group. 

Prior to that, she was Chief Operating Officer of Lotteries at Tatts Group.

Sue is an elected member of the World Lottery Association and past Chairman of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association.

Sue has announced her intention to retire by the end of 2025.  


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