Brian Kavanagh, whose 20-year tenure as chief executive officer of Horse Racing Ireland comes to an end upon the conclusion of his latest term in September, will in November take up the role of chief executive officer of The Curragh. Kavanagh takes over from Pat Keogh, who has been in the role since July of 2019.
Padraig McManus, chairman of the board of The Curragh, said, “The board are looking forward to welcoming Brian into his new role as CEO of The Curragh Racecourse and training grounds, and look forward to Brian leading The Curragh as we prepare for racing post-Covid world and growing the world-class training ground facilities here at The Curragh together with the strong, committed team we have already in place.
“We also want to put on record how extremely grateful we are to Pat Keogh for the tremendous job he has done, and his leadership of The Curragh Racecourse and training grounds over the last two years.”
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