Mr Reuben Portanier has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

Mr Portanier is an Economics Graduate. He has experience in senior management in the ICT Industry and in Management Consultancy. He has recently occupied senior positions within Datatrak Group and MITTS Ltd (now MITA). He has worked within the Government's in-house change management agency and with an international audit and advisory firm. In 2004, he assisted the Government of Bermuda in its capacity building exercise on ICT and Government Strategic Planning. Other past experiences include chairing the Government's CIO Council, membership of the National Information Society Advisory Council and representing Malta on the International Council for Information Technology in Public Administration (ICA). In 2006, Mr Portanier co-authored the Government's Industry Strategy for Malta 2007-2010.

The LGA "is confident that Mr Portanier's strong strategic business acumen, strong leadership skills, and his extensive experience in the ICT inductry will steer the LGA ahead and will position the Maltese jurisdiction as an international centre of excellence." (LGA Chairman, Mr Nick Xuereb)