The Chief Marketing Officer at the Massachusetts State Lottery has been suspended with pay and without a cause offered.

Lottery CMO Edward Farley has been out of the office since early November, according to an agency spokesperson. No reason was given for Farley’s temporary ouster from his $177,752 per year position, nor was an end date for his leave provided.

“He is currently on paid administrative leave, effective November 8,” a lottery spokesman told the Herald when asked to respond to rumors of Farley’s removal. “As a matter of policy, the Lottery does not discuss personnel matters.”

A spokesperson for State Treasurer Deb Goldberg, who oversees the state lottery, referred questions on the matter to lottery staff.

Farley has been with the lottery since at least 2015, serving as both assistant executive director and chief administrative officer before taking the role as the head of the agency’s marketing efforts in the summer of 2022.

At the end of October, the lottery’s marketing department was recognized for its efforts by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries as an award finalist at their annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Massachusetts State Lottery won a Boston New England Regional Emmy Award in 2022 for a composite of marketing videos made by Keith Macri and Geoff Filleti under Farley’s leadership.

Farley could not be reached for comment.