Fanatics promotes Alex Smith to Chief Legal Officer

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:25 PM
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  • Steve (Ziv) Chen, COMPLETE iGAMING

Fanatics has appointed Alex Smith as Chief Legal Officer and promoted Sara Tait to Senior Vice President and Head of Legal and Regulated Industries.

Smith will report directly to Chief Executive Matt King, joining the executive team. He will oversee legal, regulatory, compliance, and government affairs strategy for the firm’s sports betting and online gambling departments.

Smith joined the company in 2021 as Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Compliance. During his time in that job, he was involved in the rollout of Fanatics Sportsbook across multiple US states.