Jockey Club appoints Sharrock as chief people officer
24th February 2021
| By Daniel O Boyle
The Jockey Club has appointed Helene Sharrock as its new chief people officer, effective 17 May.
Sharrock joins from retail chain Marks and Spencer, where she had been head of human resources since 2018. Sharrock had also served as head of HR within BT’s consumer division and previously held roles at ESPN and ITN.
“I am proud to be joining The Jockey Club at such an exciting time for the business,” Sharrock said. “The deep heritage of the organisation, the passion of the people within it, and the vision of Nevin and the leadership team present an incredible opportunity.”
The Jockey Club undergoes senior commercial reshuffle Share
Charlie Boss as its new Chief Commercial Officer in one of three new appointments.
The former
Disney Commercial Director for sports in Europe and Africa will work closely with The Jockey Club’s Chief Executive,
Nevin Truesdale, in his new role.
Boss joined Disney in 2018 from
ESPN‘s UK office, where he acted as Head of Marketing, Commercial and Strategy for five years. Prior to that, he spent a year working for the
Rugby Football Union (RFU).
As part of the reshuffle,
Hannah Grosvenor has been promoted to National Sales Director of The Jockey Club. Grosvenor has held a number of titles since starting out at the commercial horse racing organisation, including Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Regional Head of Sales.
Jockey Club confirms trio of senior commercial appointments
19th January 2021
| By Robert Fletcher
British racetrack operator the Jockey Club has announced a number of senior commercial appointments to support it new operational structure introduced on the back of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Charlie Boss will join the organisation as chief commercial officer, while Alexandra Goldschmidt will become director of partnerships and Hannah Grosvenor national sales director.
Boss will take on his new role in March, after he steps down from his current position as commercial director for sports in Europe and Africa for the Walt Disney Company, where he oversees commercial activities for ESPN.