Friday, 7 May 2021, 3:04 pm
Julian
Bowden - the new ESNZ chief
executive.
Equestrian Sports New
Zealand’s new chief executive brings plenty of sports
acumen coupled with commercial business experience to the
national body.
Julian Bowden, who is currently chief
executive of Mainland Football, will take up his new role in
early June, replacing Dana Kirkpatrick who stepped down in
March.
And while his life for the past six years has
been very much focused on the round ball, he actually
represented New Zealand at the Inter Pacific Games in Hong
Kong at 18, riding alongside multi Olympian Bruce Goodin and
current ESNZ Jumping board chair Mandy Illston. Over the