Dena Rosenzweig
Scientific Games Consolidates Law and Public Policy Functions
Scientific Games, the global leader in providing games and technology to government lotteries, announced the consolidation of its legal and public policy teams into a new unified department, Global Legal and Public Policy.
This team will be led by James D. Schultz who will assume the new title of Executive Vice President, Global Legal and Public Policy. Deputy General Counsel Phil Bauer, an indispensable 25-year veteran of the company, will be promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and report to Schultz. Additionally, as part of this alignment, Christine Wechsler, currently Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, will serve in the expanded role of SVP, Legislation and Litigation.
Chief Legal Officer Dena Rosenzweig, who has been an invaluable leader to Scientific Games since joining the company in 2017, plans to retire on March 31.
Pat McHugh, CEO of Scientific Games, said: “As part of this succession plan, we have an opportunity to strategically align our operations with Jim’s and Phil’s combined talents. Jim Schultz’s wide-ranging legal expertise and his deep knowledge of state and federal government operations will provide our business teams with additional strategic support as we continue to pursue new opportunities to expand our global operations. The combined organization under Jim will allow us to support our growth plans more efficiently and strategically.”
“Since joining Scientific Games in 2022, I have witnessed the strong work we do for our government partners which in turn enables them to serve their taxpayers and residents to provide meaningful programs across all service sectors. In my new position, our goal will be to maximize our services to the benefit of these constituencies. Phil Bauer is a trusted legal advisor with in-depth industry knowledge and will serve us well as we continue to grow our business,” Schultz said.
Before joining Scientific Games, Schultz served in various high-profile government roles, including General Counsel to the Governor of Pennsylvania and Senior Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President of the United States in the Office of White House Counsel. He has advised and served as an appointee for government officials on both sides of the aisle, including the last three Pennsylvania governors. Schultz also led government practice groups at both Holland and Knight LLP and Cozen O’Connor.
McHugh added: “Dena has strengthened our legal function and reinforcement of our commitment to operating with the highest level of ethics and integrity. We are grateful for her support, guidance and leadership and wish her all the best as she focuses on herself and family in retirement. We are grateful to have Phil Bauer, a highly respected and experienced industry leader, promoted to General Counsel. Phil’s leadership in transformative business deals has been critical to our growth and success.”
Scientific Games has operations on five continents, providing a full portfolio of retail and digital lottery and lottery sports betting products and services to 150 lotteries in 50 countries. The company has achieved numerous global certifications for its corporate governance, quality, security, environmental and responsible gaming standards.
Scientific Games has named Andrew Jackson as the company’s Vice President of Environmental, Social and Governance.
Jackson, an expert in ESG with a background in multiple areas of engineering, joined Scientific Games in 1999. He most recently served as the Director of Quality, Compliance and R&D, based at the company’s UK instant game production and technology facility. In his new role, he will lead the company’s global ESG strategy and help advance Scientific Games’ work in key areas, including environmental and product sustainability, supplier diversity and social responsibility.
Dena Rosenzweig, Chief Legal Officer for Scientific Games, said, “For 50 years, Scientific Games has been committed to being a responsible company that positively impacts the communities we serve through our lottery partners and their beneficiaries. Andrew’s wealth of experience and expertise in sustainability will lead us into the next era of responsible growth. Through his leadership, our ESG programs will have an even greater positive impact on our organization, our industry and the communities we serve around the world.”
As the new Vice President of ESG, Jackson will lead the company’s commitment to developing and strengthening ESG through strategic initiatives across all areas of business through five pillars focused on: Benefiting Communities, Empowering Employees and Partners, Expanding Healthy Play and Lottery Literacy, Minimizing Environmental Impacts and Operating with Integrity.
Since becoming an independent company in April 2022 with a 100% focus on the lottery industry, Scientific Games has made meaningful strides to evolve the company’s environmental, social and governance approach and further the impact of its global efforts.
With global operations spanning five continents, Scientific Games is the world’s largest creator, producer and manager of lottery instant games and a global leader in lottery and sports betting technology systems, digital lottery games, mobile apps, and player loyalty programs. The company partners with lottery customers around the world to generate billions of dollars annually for lottery-funded beneficiary programs through entertaining and responsible gameplay.
Scientific Games has named Andrew Jackson as the company’s Vice President of Environmental, Social, and Governance.
Jackson, an expert in ESG with a background in multiple areas of engineering, joined Scientific Games in 1999. He most recently served as the Director of Quality, Compliance, and R&D, based at the company’s UK instant game production and technology facility. In his new role, he will lead the company’s global ESG strategy and help advance Scientific Games’ work in key areas, including environmental and product sustainability, supplier diversity, and social responsibility.
Dena Rosenzweig, Chief Legal Officer for Scientific Games, said: “For 50 years, Scientific Games has been committed to being a responsible company that positively impacts the communities we serve through our lottery partners and their beneficiaries. Andrew’s wealth of experience and expertise in sustainability will lead us into the next era of responsible growth. Through his leadership, our ESG programs will have an even greater positive impact on our organization, our industry and the communities we serve around the world.”
As the new Vice President of ESG, Jackson will lead the company’s commitment to developing and strengthening ESG through strategic initiatives across all areas of business through five pillars focused on: Benefiting Communities, Empowering Employees and Partners, Expanding Healthy Play and Lottery Literacy, Minimizing Environmental Impacts, and Operating with Integrity.
Global awards recognize Scientific Games’ commitment to ethical, environmental and social responsibility
Scientific Games won two 2023 Communitas Awards for excellence in corporate social responsibility. The company was recognized for its dedication to environmental and ethical responsibility in its daily operations as well as for an industry-leading commitment to responsible gaming.
The Communitas Awards is an international effort to recognize exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals who unselfishly give of themselves and their resources and are changing how they do business to benefit their communities.
Scientific Games won the 2023 Communitas Leadership in Ethical and Environmental Responsibility Award for the company’s high ethical standards in all its social, economic and environmental activities. These activities range from stringent game security protocols to inclusive hiring practices and sustainable production methods.
The first lottery provider to earn certifications in quality management, information security and anti-bribery from the International Standards Organization, Scientific Games is committed to creating a sustainable future through responsible business practices in the 130 jurisdictions where the company serves lottery customers.
“As a leader in the global lottery industry, our daily operational activities are built upon a bedrock of ethical, environmental and social responsibility,” the Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer for Scientific Games, Stephen Richardson, said. “Scientific Games upholds the highest standards of corporate governance in everything we do, so our lottery customers can feel confident using our games and technologies to fund their good causes across the world.”
Globally certified by the World Lottery Association as a Responsible Gaming Supplier, Scientific Games also received a 2023 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility for Responsible Gaming. This award recognizes the company’s Healthy Play program and accompanying 2022 National Responsible Gaming Study.
“Scientific Games has woven stringent environmental, social and governance protocols into our daily business practices and in many areas, we helped set the gold standard for the global lottery industry,” the Chief Legal Officer for Scientific Games, Dena Rosenzweig, said. “Now as we celebrate our 50th anniversary this year, we are truly honored to receive recognition for our work.”
Healthy Play is the only vendor-partner program offering lotteries tools and best practices to help lotteries educate all stakeholders, establish trust and increase lottery literacy. The company’s 2022 National Responsible Gaming Study provides benchmarks and data-driven insights to help lotteries develop and evaluate their responsible gaming efforts.
Scientific Games is the world’s largest creator, producer and manager of lottery instant games and a global leader in lottery and sports betting technology systems, digital lottery games, mobile apps and player loyalty programs.
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