Jockey Club Group Chief Executive Delia Bushell, who was appointed to her post last July, has resigned from The Jockey Club, Sporting Life reported on Sunday afternoon. A review found evidence to support allegations of bullying co-workers and racist comments. A report was submitted by an independent barrister to the sub-committee of the board last week. In her place, The Jockey Club has appointed Nevin Truesdale the acting group chief executive.
“The board of The Jockey Club announces today that Delia Bushell is to stand down as group chief executive with immediate effect,” The Jockey Club said in a statement to the PA news agency. “This follows the completion of an independent review into a wide range of allegations about her conduct, which the board concluded made it untenable for her to continue in the role.
“As part of this review, an independent barrister interviewed 19 witnesses including Delia. He submitted a detailed report to a sub-committee of the board comprising Dido Harding, Julia Budd and Justin Dowley on Sunday 23 Aug. in which he concluded that there was evidence to support a number of the allegations of misconduct including bullying behaviour towards colleagues, inappropriate racist comments and sharing offensive materials.
“The sub-committee of the board agreed with his conclusion and decided that there was a basis for disciplinary action against Delia including on the grounds of gross misconduct. This recommendation was accepted by the full board of The Jockey Club.”
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