Andreas Kötter Confirmed as Managing Director of WestLotto for Another Five Years

MUNSTER, Germany (December 9, 2022) — The committees of Germany’s largest lottery operator Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co OHG (WestLotto) have unanimously extended the contract with Andreas Kötter as spokesman for the management board for a further five years until 2028.

Andreas Kötter

“It is very good news for WestLotto, NRW.BANK and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia that Andreas Kötter will be working for the company for another five years as spokesman for the management.

Andreas Kötter stands for successful corporate management,” explains the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Michael Stölting, who is also a member of the NRW.BANK Board of Management.

Andreas Kötter joined WestLotto management in 2013 and has been managing the company together with Christiane Jansen as second managing director since 2016. He has an excellent national and international network and outstanding knowledge of the gaming market.

As the long-standing chairman of the Eurojackpot cooperation, he is leading the world’s most successful lottery launch in the past ten years. In October, after several years as an executive member, Kötter was elected 1st Vice President of the World Lottery Association (WLA). This underscores WestLotto’s leading role among providers dedicated to the fight against illegal cross-border gambling.

SOURCE: Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co OHG (WestLotto).