Scott Smith has been appointed non – executive director of racecourse media group, an umbrella organisation of 35 UK racecourse shareholders and parent company of racing TV, and will join the RMG board on October 1, 2023.
Smith is the chief financial officer of England & Wales Cricket Board with over 20 years of experience in financial leadership across sports, real estate, construction and consulting.
Prior to his appointment at the ECB, Smith was Chief Financial Officer of America’s Cup, and previously Financial Officer of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. 파친코
Smith, who has extended his work to climbing the world’s most notorious mountains and completing the “Four Deserts” endurance series, said, “I’m excited to join the RMG board at a time when increasing the revenue of the shareholder racecourse is more important than ever. In this dynamic and fast-moving industry, I look forward to promoting innovation in horse racing sports and helping to develop growth opportunities.”
Conor Grant, who succeeded Roger Lewis as chairman of the RMG board on October 1, said, “We are pleased to welcome Scott to the racecourse media group board. Scott’s experience in many sectors, especially sports, will help shape our business and maximize exposure and revenue to shareholder racecourses, so the sport itself can make the most of it.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank and pay tribute to Roger Lewis for the effective and successful stewardship of RMG. Roger served on the board for well over a decade, first as a board member and then as chairman, and has been instrumental in the development and success of RMG and its business over the past decade or so. We hope he does his best for the future.”
Roger Lewis said, “It has been a great privilege and a lot of fun to serve on the RMG committee since 2012. Hats off to the RMG team for delivering great results over the years and celebrates the vision of the RMG race course to create and maintain great models for the race. Under Conor’s chairmanship, I am confident that RMG will continue to deliver the best possible results to our racecourse in the years to come.”