Martin Stevenson steps up to CEO at RMG Share
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has promoted
Martin Stevenson to the position of CEO, with the former Finance Director bringing considerable accounting and media experience to the role.
Stevenson joined RMG as Finance Director in 2007, and has since developed ‘deep and intimate knowledge’ of the company’s business and operations.
“I am extremely excited and honoured to take up the position of RMG CEO. I look forward to working even more collaboratively with our 34 racecourse shareholders, whose media interests have been entrusted to RMG,” said Stevenson.
“RMG has been a phenomenal success story since its inception as Racing UK back in 2004, having posted year-on-year increases in licence fees payable to its racecourse shareholders nearly every year of trading. It shows what can be achieved via a collective approach to commercialising our racecourses’ media and data rights.”
Racecourse Media Group appoints Stevenson as CEO on permanent basis
9th March 2021
| By Conor Mulheir
Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the media and data rights holding company for racecourses in the UK and Ireland, has named Martin Stevenson as its new permanent chief executive.
A qualified accountant, Stevenson (pictured) joined the business as finance director in 2007, after previous roles as managing director of the Newspaper Licensing Agency, and group financial controller of Trinity Mirror Plc.
Martin Stevenson
He replaces Richard FitzGerald, who left the role of CEO in September. Stevenson had previously been acting CEO when FitzGerald left the post.
“I am extremely excited and honoured to take up the position of RMG CEO,” Stevenson said. “I look forward to working even more collaboratively with our 34 racecourse shareholders, whose media interests have been entrusted to RMG.”