WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Pollard
Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote") is
proud to announce that Brad
Thompson, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Pollard
Banknote, is a recipient of a 2021 Powers Award from the
North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
("NASPL").
The NASPL Powers Awards are presented each year in
recognition of the significant contributions lottery and vendor
employees have made through exceptional job performance. The awards
are named in honor of the late Edward J. Powers—one of the founders
of NASPL who spent more than 25 years in the lottery industry
helping to define the most effective organizational structures that
have become a blueprint for today's lotteries.
With a career spanning more than three decades, Brad Thompson is a leader in the lottery
industry, offering tremendous breadth and depth of experience in
the North American market. Brad's collaborative work style, strong
understanding of the drivers of successful instant games, and keen
ability to adapt strategies to market-specific conditions make him
a highly sought-after partner to his lottery clients. He is also
responsible for overseeing Pollard Banknote's portfolio of licensed
brands and the Licensed Products team, including the design and
execution of various promotional opportunities. Brad provides a
robust toolbox of options to expand sales and make the Lottery's
offerings both successful and engaging.
Brad's lottery clients leverage his expertise to receive
invaluable, sales-boosting guidance on all aspects of instant
ticket products, including the incorporation of specialty features
to attract attention at retail. As an example, in 2021, Brad worked
with the Texas Lottery to develop the Lottery's highest selling
game of the year—$200 Million
Ca$h. This $50 ticket featured
the colorful brilliance of Pollard Banknote's Spectrum Scratch
FX® print innovation.
Brad was nominated for the Powers Award by Gary Grief, Executive Director of the Texas
Lottery Commission. Gary Grief
shared his reasons for nominating Brad, "For the Texas Lottery,
Brad has long been a trusted partner for creative and innovative
scratch ticket solutions. He works with the Texas Lottery to
understand, and then solve, our problems, no matter their size. He
never brings a cookie-cutter approach to our issues; instead, he
delivers thoughtful and well-reasoned advice."
"Congratulations to Brad on this well-deserved award. Brad
appreciates the drivers of successful games and works with our
clients to deliver games that result in growth," said Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President,
Sales & Customer Development, Pollard Banknote. "The Texas
Lottery has achieved record levels of success in the past few
years, and this nomination by the Texas Lottery speaks to the
partnership that Brad has built with them in helping them to do
so."
The award winners were announced on October 5, 2021 at the virtual NASPL DeskCon
2021.
About Pollard Banknote
Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60
lotteries worldwide, providing high quality instant ticket
products, licensed games, Schafer Systems and Fastrak retail
merchandising solutions, and a full suite of digital offerings,
ranging from world-class mkodo game apps to comprehensive player
engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing
and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has
decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player
engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote
also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic
games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North
America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned
approximately 64.3% by the Pollard family and 35.7% by public
shareholders, and is publicly traded on the TSX (PBL). For more
information, please visit our website at
www.pollardbanknote.com.
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