Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announces today that following a rigorous recruitment process Nick Mills has been appointed Chief Executive.
Mills, who is currently Chief Commercial Officer at RMG, will succeed Martin Stevenson on November 4th.
Having started his career in horseracing with Coral in January 1998, Mills was marketing director at the bookmaker until March 2005 when he joined Racing UK (now RMG) as Sales and Marketing Director. He went on to become Commercial Director before being appointed to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer in 2020. He has been responsible for all commercial functions within the business including streaming, international, sales and marketing.
RMG announced on July 1st this year that Stevenson had asked the Board to start the process of finding a new Chief Executive. Stevenson, who joined RMG in 2007, has led the business since 2020, overseeing the delivery of record results for member racecourses while setting the business on a clear path of innovation to help secure future development.
Mills said: “I am honoured to be given the opportunity to succeed Martin as Chief Executive and to lead the brilliant team at Racecourse Media Group.
“While the racing industry undoubtedly faces some challenges ahead, I firmly believe that now is an incredibly exciting time for the business with more opportunity for innovation and growth across our platforms than ever before.
“To ensure that our full potential is realised it is important that we continue to harness the passion and commitment not only within RMG, but also of the dedicated teams across all of our member racecourses who directly contribute to and benefit from our success.”
Conor Grant, Chair of RMG, added: “Nick has been a highly regarded member of the team for nearly 20 years and we are delighted to appoint him as Chief Executive.
“With his extensive expertise in sales, marketing, media rights and streaming, Nick is uniquely positioned to drive growth and optimise the value of our member racecourses’ media rights, while also embracing the need for innovation.
“Nick’s deep knowledge of the RMG operating and business model coupled with his passion for driving growth to benefit both our business and our industry is a fantastic asset for us, and we all wish him every success as Chief Executive.”
Reiterating his gratitude to Stevenson for his commitment to RMG, Grant added: “We are deeply thankful to Martin for the enormous contribution he has made to Racecourse Media Group over the last 17 years. His dedication as Chief Financial Officer and more recently as Chief Executive has been instrumental in delivering record results and setting RMG on a path to continued innovation. Martin leaves the business in a strong position for Nick and the team to build on. We wish him the very best for the future.”