Wayne Pickup

Wayne Pickup is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Lottery Corporation, Australia's largest lottery company. He has about 25 years of experience in the lotteries industry across international markets.

He began in the sector at Lotto New Zealand, where he held a number of roles, including Chief Information Officer. He then joined Gtech Corporation, now Brightstar, and held senior positions in both Australia and Europe. He later returned to Lotto New Zealand as Chief Executive.

He afterwards became CEO of the North American operations of the global lottery operator Allwyn. In that role he led the transformation of the Illinois Lottery's digital business, which grew from $50 million to $700 million in annual sales.

His senior roles have covered technology, product management and game management. He holds a Business and Science degree from the University of Auckland.