Alan Switzer

Alan Switzer has been named chief financial officer for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). He joins the executive team after having been with the BHA for several years and having held the role of interim CFO since August 2024. During that time he has overseen "a comprehensive review of the organisation's structure and operational functions, and more recently supporting the delivery of British racing's industry strategy". Switzer worked for Deloitte for over 25 years as part of the company's Sports Business Group and during the Covid pandemic was seconded to...

The virtual International Conference of Horseracing Authorities continued on Tuesday with the delivery of the keynote address by Pete Giorgio and Alan Switzer from Deloitte. Giorgio leads Deloitte's U.S. sports practice and has co-authored a pair of reports concerning sports in the pandemic: Games without fans: how sports organizations can thrive now, and in the long term; and COVID-19 Outlooks for the Sports Industry. Switzer is a director in the company's sports business group and has worked extensively in horse racing for over 15 years. Giorgio and Switzer discussed via...