Camelot chief executive hits jackpot with [pounds sterling]1.8m pay day.Byline: CRupert Steiner CAMELOT chief executive Dianne Thompson has hit the jackpot with [pounds sterling]1.8m pay and bonuses. The head of the national lottery operator last year earned [pounds sterling]1.07m in salary, a rise of 11pc in a year, plus a [pounds sterling]792,000 'integration' payout pay·out n. 1. The act or an instance of paying out. 2. A percentage of corporate earnings that is paid as dividends to shareholders. , the company's annual report will reveal today. Thompson was instrumental in delivering a licence win and her bonus, which relates to a different financial year to the job cuts, was linked to upgrading the lottery. Camelot says she achieved specific targets that included replacing the entire network of lottery terminals on time, a transition to the third licence and the introduction of a new IT system, which all went to plan. It said annual bonuses have also been paid to all Camelot employees because the privately owned firm hit its sales and profitability goals. It posted a 3.6pc increase in annual sales to [pounds sterling]5.1bn - its best sales performance in ten years. Thompson is also set to announce the firm's consultancy business is close to winning a second contract. Camelot Global Services, its newly launched independent company, is expected to be appointed as a consultant to the Illinois State Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. . It is already advising the California State Lottery. Separately, investment bank Rothschild is about to send out its long-awaited sale document for Camelot after four of its five shareholders said they were interested in selling their stake. The shareholders are De La Rue La Rue may refer to:
The fifth shareholder, Royal Mail, is not interested in selling. Returns to charity, or good causes, increased [pounds sterling]25.8m to [pounds sterling]1.3bn, including unclaimed prizes. It has already raised over [pounds sterling]400m towards the [pounds sterling]750m the government has asked Camelot to find for the London 2012 - with over three years to go before the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . During the year it has introduced 44 new scratchcards and 37 new instant win games. These included Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and James Bond: Quantum of Solace, and the return of Scrabble Scrabble Game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered wooden tiles on a 225-square board. Words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle. Words are scored by adding up the point values of their letters. and Rich for Life. LOTTERY BOSS'S LUCKY NUMBERS 11pc pay & bonus hike to [pounds sterling]1m [pounds sterling]792,000 one-off bonus Camelot posts best sales in 10 years Annual Sales up 3.6pc to [pounds sterling]5.1bn CAPTION(S): Winning ticket: Dianne Thompson achieved her targets |
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