Nolan Partners Hired To Find New Bha Ceo

The British Horseracing Authority has hired executive search firm Nolan Partners to uncover its new CEO, after current chief Paul Bittar announced that he would be stepping down for the role in early 2015 – after three years at the helm.

BHA have previously worked with Nolan Partners and were delighted with the results: ‘We chose Nolan Partners to work with us on finding a chairman and chief executive for the new Authority as we believed they brought an unparalleled ability to manage the complex stakeholder interests in helping us build the new Board,’ the Authority explained in a statement.

Paul Bittar’s tenure as chief executive has been marked by an improvement in the sport’s financial position, the re-establishment of BHA’s leadership role within British Racing in both regulatory and strategic matters, and the development of closer working relationships between stakeholders across the sport.

Following his announcement, Bittar commented: ‘I am proud of what BHA has achieved in the past few years and it will be with some sadness that I will leave early next year.’

‘Despite its obvious challenges and complexity of structures, British Racing is a world class sport to be involved in and it has been a privilege to have held the post of Chief Executive of BHA as well as lead such a committed team. I love the quality and diversity of the racing staged in this country, I’ll never tire of it and nowhere else can rival it in that regard.’

Steve Harman, chairman of BHA, added: ‘Paul has been instrumental in building the foundations for Racing’s future growth, has established stronger regulation and integrity of the sport and improved its overall health. His wisdom and knowledge of racing matters is hugely valuable and he has contributed much to the next steps of both BHA and Racing generally.