# WINMARK CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/winmark-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-20T04:46:12.170762+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-20T04:46:12.170762+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: WINMARK CORP - Display name: WINMARK CORP ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-20T21:46:01.565266+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.814 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 3 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Lawrence A. Barbetta: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:9 - Mark L. Wilson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2000-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:10 - Amy C. Becker: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:6 - Brett D. Heffes: Director, Chair and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chair and Chief Executive Officer (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:5 - Gina D. Sprenger: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:7 - Keith T. Credendino: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:8 - Percy C. (Tom) Tomlinson, Jr.: Lead Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:11 - Philip I. Smith: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:12 ## Committees - Chair and Chief Executive Officer (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Brett D. Heffes (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:winmark-corp:chair-and-chief-executive-officer ## Executive leadership - Robert J. Gaudette: Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:17 - Anthony D. Ishaug: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:13 - Brett D. Heffes: Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:14 - Lisa S. Hake: Chief Marketing Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:15 - Renae M. Gaudette: Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:16 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Robert J. Gaudette executive of WINMARK CORP, effective 2026-03-04. Effective: 2026-03-04. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:12.170762+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:4owli0z7johi - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lawrence A. Barbetta seat on WINMARK CORP, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:12.170762+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mjtci6m8j0fg - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mark L. Wilson seat on WINMARK CORP, effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-20T04:46:12.170762+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jfmik76ee20r ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/winmark-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/winmark-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Brett D. Heffes: Director, Chair and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Amy C. Becker: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Gina D. Sprenger: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Keith T. Credendino: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Lawrence A. Barbetta: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bd365348c131124b259c14312d80a0d4f40875b077e74ab5f69e2c4645884d1d. - Mark L. Wilson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2000-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bd365348c131124b259c14312d80a0d4f40875b077e74ab5f69e2c4645884d1d. - Percy C. (Tom) Tomlinson, Jr.: Lead Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Philip I. Smith: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Anthony D. Ishaug: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Brett D. Heffes: Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Lisa S. Hake: Chief Marketing Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Renae M. Gaudette: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9. - Robert J. Gaudette: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d8fe5eb491f5df9832982871616929ab3b42b829689392078a1d793a4fd43593. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - WINMARK CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3dfc3f7e9c8382a6de937df872aaeb26dee5aff8ca1b03323440394ddaddc5e4. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3dfc3f7e9c8382a6de937df872aaeb26dee5aff8ca1b03323440394ddaddc5e4. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3dfc3f7e9c8382a6de937df872aaeb26dee5aff8ca1b03323440394ddaddc5e4. ## Security Listing - WINA (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:22368dbe-72d5-44d0-99c3-452ef7bf9f45:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3dfc3f7e9c8382a6de937df872aaeb26dee5aff8ca1b03323440394ddaddc5e4. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:3dfc3f7e9c8382a6de937df872aaeb26dee5aff8ca1b03323440394ddaddc5e4: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b463f78e11f0c0ef1f827eb16c7740cf8303c43996c26820991a0137c5621e9: [SEC DEF 14A 0000908315-26-000010](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831526000010/wina-20260304xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:bd365348c131124b259c14312d80a0d4f40875b077e74ab5f69e2c4645884d1d: [DEF 14A wina-20230426xdef14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831523000012/wina-20230426xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d8fe5eb491f5df9832982871616929ab3b42b829689392078a1d793a4fd43593: [WINA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831526000010/wina-20260304xdef14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/winmark-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/winmark-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/winmark-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/winmark-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-20T21:46:01.331182+00:00; recorded 2026-10-20T21:46:01.331182+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.