DraftKings Names Jennifer Aguiar as Chief Compliance Officer
February 16 2021 - 7:30AM
DraftKings Names Jennifer Aguiar as Chief Compliance
Officer
DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) today announced that Jennifer
Aguiar, CRP, CRCM, CAMS, CIPP/US, has been named the company’s
Chief Compliance Officer, an executive level position that reports
directly to Jason Robins, DraftKings’ co-founder, CEO and Chairman.
Previously, Aguiar served as the company’s Vice President,
Compliance and Risk, reporting into Tim Dent. Dent, who joined
DraftKings in 2013, most recently served as the Chief Compliance
Officer in addition to numerous other leadership positions related
to compliance, finance, legal and regulatory matters. He will be
moving into the position of Senior Vice President, Regulatory
Operations, and will continue to manage the company’s relationships
with regulatory authorities before transitioning to a consultant
role later in 2021.
As Chief Compliance Officer, Aguiar will be responsible for
overseeing corporate compliance and enterprise risk management.
Among other responsibilities, she will ensure DraftKings’
compliance with all U.S. and international licensing requirements
related to daily fantasy sports, sports betting and iGaming.
“Jennifer has been an instrumental asset to our organization,
successfully navigating the company through the emergence of daily
fantasy sports and the state-by-state licensing and regulatory
process,” said Robins. “The compliance framework developed by
Jennifer has been a critical element in positioning DraftKings to
enter new states quickly following the legalization of sports
betting and iGaming. She has created a culture of compliance at
DraftKings and will continue to play a pivotal role in the
company’s growth.”
Aguiar joined DraftKings in 2016 as Head of Compliance and Risk
and led the development of the internal DraftKings compliance
program from the ground up. Aguiar implemented a rigorous education
and certification program for the compliance team, customer-facing
employees and the company at large which instilled a uniform risk
management and regulatory focus across all aspects of the business.
Prior to joining DraftKings, Aguiar occupied compliance and risk
management leadership roles at several large financial
institutions, including serving as Director of Compliance at the
Lending Club, and at Citizens Bank and Capital One.
Aguiar is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS),
Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), Certified
Risk Professional (CRP) and Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager
(CRCM). She graduated from Bridgewater State University where she
received a BS in Management Science with a concentration in
Marketing and a Math Minor. She currently serves on the executive
and advisory boards of the Ricciardi College of Business at
Bridgewater State University.
About DraftKings
DraftKings Inc. is a digital sports entertainment and gaming
company created to fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with
products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming and
digital media. Headquartered in Boston, and launched in 2012 by
Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, DraftKings is the only
U.S.-based vertically integrated sports betting operator.
DraftKings is a multi-channel provider of sports betting and gaming
technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for 50+
operators in 17 countries. DraftKings’ Sportsbook is live with
mobile and/or retail betting operations in the United States
pursuant to regulations in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. DraftKings’
daily fantasy sports product is available in 8 countries
internationally with 15 distinct sports categories. DraftKings is
the official daily fantasy partner of the NFL, MLB, NASCAR and the
PGA TOUR as well as an authorized gaming operator of the NBA and
MLB and an official betting operator of the PGA TOUR.
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