Paul Bittar is new British Horseracing Authority chief executive

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that its new chief executive will be Paul Bittar, former chief strategy officer for Racing Victoria in Australia.

The 41-year-old accountant will take over the job – in January 2012 – from Chris Brand, who has been acting chief executive since Nic Coward’s departure last March.

This news story was first published in Horse & Hound (22 September, 2011)

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