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Camelot chief's date

Dianne Thompson, chief executive of Camelot, will address around 300 regional newspaper publishers, editors and their guests at the Newspaper Society’s Annual Lunch on Thursday.

She was recently voted Businesswoman of the Year and one of 75 Women of Achievement for the significant contribution she has made in the field of communications.

Dianne joined Camelot in February 1997 and was the first female executive director to join the Camelot board.

She led Camelot’s battle with rival National Lottery bidder Sir Richard Branson’s People’s Lottery and despite being ruled out of the contest last summer, Camelot won the licence in December.

She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Marketing Society, the Marketing Group and the Women in Advertising Club of London.

The Newspaper Society’s AGM, prior to the lunch will include presentations by Lord Borrie QC, chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority, Philip Graf, chief executive of Trinity Mirror plc, and Nick Higham, arts and media correspondent for BBC Television News.

The Lunch will be hosted by Newspaper Society president Alec Davidson.

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