Governance

Strong governance is fundamental to operating a successful and responsible business. As Fanatics continues its global growth, we remain focused on conducting business in a fair, transparent, and ethical manner. It’s not only the right thing to do and the right way to run a business, but it’s essential to building lasting trust with our partners, fans, and communities. Everything we do in the corporate responsibility space and outline in this section of our website is fundamentally in the name of good governance and positive impact.

Our Approach

Fanatics is committed to enhancing the fan experience globally across digital platforms, retail, merchandise, live events, and more. To uphold this commitment, we continuously strengthen and expand our governance practices, policies, and standards, embedding accountability and integrity throughout our organization. This approach enables us to deliver excellence while honoring our commitment to corporate responsibility and building trust at every level both internally and with the many external stakeholders important to us.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board consists of nine skilled members with diverse backgrounds and experiences, ensuring we’re set up for success and have the systems and processes necessary to protect our brand. The Board oversees two committees, Audit and Compensation. A full list of Board members can be found here and senior management here.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSITION

Board Member

Trevor Edwards

Mindy Grossman

x

Jonathan Mildenhall

x

Greg Mondre

x*

Deven Parekh

Glenn H. Schiffman

Gerald Storch

x*

Michael Rubin - Chair of the Board

Michael Conn - Vice Chair

*Committee Chair

Audit Committee

Compensation Committee

Michael Rubin - Chair of the Board

x

Michael Conn - Vice Chair

GOVERNANCE OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY  

Corporate Responsibility Leadership

Executive leaders who guide, promote and implement corporate responsibility strategies, including:

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Chief People Officer

Chief Legal Officer

Chief Communications Officer

Chief Sustainability Officer

Approve corporate responsibility website content and other disclosures
Approve goals and overall direction of corporate responsibility work
Oversee corporate responsibility working Group

Corporate Responsibility Working Group

Comprised of cross-functional leaders across our businesses, including representatives from:

Sustainability

Human Resources

Communications

Internal Audit

Philanthropy

Community Engagement

Legal

Set corporate responsibility strategy and goals
Integrate corporate responsibility into business strategy and operations
Support disclosure process

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT

Fanatics performs a comprehensive annual enterprise risk assessment to address potential risks and potential impediments to our strategic objectives. The Fanatics Internal Audit team leads this work and leverages the outcomes to inform the annual audit plan. All Internal Audit results and monitoring of outstanding issues are shared with the Audit Committee. Our enterprise risk framework considers risks across the following ten categories and considers a broad set of potential business impacts such as financial losses, brand damage, regulatory implications, and various sustainability considerations.

Compliance: Risks that may arise from various regulatory requirements.
Customer: Risks that directly impact the consumer experience or the consumer’s willingness to engage with the Fanatics brand.
External Events: Risks from geopolitical events or natural disasters.
Financial: Risks that may impact financial reporting, such as financial controls or transaction monitoring.
Human Capital: Risks from workforce management or succession planning.
Legal: Risks that may arise from entering into contractual obligations or litigation.
Operational: Risks related to daily operations, such as potential supply chain disruptions.
Strategic: Risks that directly impact or result from corporate strategy and acquisition integration.
Technology: Risks impacted by our technology infrastructure, including cybersecurity or system availability.
Vendor Reliance: Risks that arise through our engagement with third-party service providers.

POLICIES & GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS

We foster a culture of ethical decision-making through various global policies, including:

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy
Trade Controls Compliance Policy
Global Information Security Policy
AI Use Principles
Fanatics Workplace Code of Conduct

We operate a company-wide Global Compliance Helpline to receive internal concerns or question regarding ethics, compliance, workplace culture, discrimination, or potential conflicts of interest. All reported concerns are handled by governance leaders with the appropriate level of sensitivity.

RESPONSIBLE GAMING

At Fanatics Betting & Gaming, as part of our governance program, we prioritize safe and responsible play. Our Responsible Gaming Plan ensures compliance with statutes and regulations. We provide resources for fans and employees through annual training and a dedicated Responsible Gaming webpage. Please go to this webpage for more information on these efforts.

PRIVACY AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Trust is the foundation of our relationship with the millions of sports fans we serve around the world. As stewards of their data, we are committed to earning and maintaining that trust through transparent, responsible, and ethical data practices.

We work closely with our partners to deliver innovative and personalized fan experiences while ensuring that data is collected, used and stored securely and responsibly, prioritizing the best interests of our fans.

To support this commitment, we maintain clear and accessible privacy notices outlining our data practices. These notices empower fans with meaningful control over their personal data, including options to limit data collection, sharing, and usage. We also provide mechanisms for users to access and delete their data in accordance with applicable regulations.

Privacy is embedded throughout the product development lifecycle via our privacy-by-design approach. We continue to strengthen our internal governance, including enhancements to vendor risk management processes related to data privacy, security and AI. We are working toward a comprehensive maturity tracking program across our business units to support the assessment and advancement of privacy governance practices enterprise wide.