ARC Makes New Senior Appointments

Bradley Hunt and Alex Slade have been appointed to the roles of Chief Finance Officer and General Counsel, respectively, of the Arena Racing Company (ARC), the company announced on Monday. Both are new roles within ARC, and form part of the senior management team. They will answer to ARC Chief Executive Martin Cruddace and the ARC Board.

Hunt, previously with Collinson Group as a finance director, has also worked in the past for Cinime, Pias Entertainment Group and Rapp Ltd. He will oversee all financial affairs of the company and its subsidiaries.

Slade, who will take the lead on all elements of corporate governance and legal affairs, will join ARC from Eleven Sports Network, where he is currently Head of Legal. His earlier work experience includes a role with BT Sport as Head of Legal (Sport) and legal counsel at Nickelodeon UK Ltd. Slade also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the British Judo Association and is on the advisory board of LawInSport.

Also, ARC Corporate Development Director Kevin Robertson is now the Managing Director (Media and International) and is in charge of product delivery to online and international partners, as well as management of ARC subsidiaries including Vermantia and i-neda.

“The appointments of Bradley and Alex represent a significant step forward for ARC as an organisation, as we position ourselves for sustainable, long term growth,” said ARC Chief Executive Martin Cruddace. “They will both bring significant strengths and experience to our senior management team, which will be of huge benefit across all areas of the company.  We are always striving to approach future challenges head on and these recent appointments, along with the now complete restructure, will allow us to do this.”