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New Zealand Racing Board Appoints Gary Woodham and Stephen Henry to Key General Manager Roles

The New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) has announced the appointment of two experienced senior executives to its leadership team today.

Gary Woodham, most recently NZ Country Manager for technology firm Fronde, has been appointed General Manager Customer, and joins the business on Monday 3 August 2015.

Stephen Henry will be taking up the role of General Manager Services on Wednesday 12 August 2015, moving from his current role as Chief Operating Officer for Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“I am delighted to have secured two such highly talented individuals for these roles,” says NZRB Chief Executive, John Allen. “Stephen and Gary bring considerable skills, business acumen, and passion to our business, and will be key leaders in lifting NZRB’s performance, particularly in the areas of customer experience and leveraging commercial partnerships.”

The roles were both established as part of a recent restructure of NZRB’s top leadership team.

“Racing is a significant contributor to the New Zealand economy and we are operating in a rapidly changing market. To make sure that New Zealand continues to benefit from a high value industry we need to be in the best position to innovate and keep investing in racing and sport.

“I have put in place a new structure which makes sure we have the right specialist expertise and focus to deliver the best value for the industry,” says Mr Allen.

In his role as GM Customer, Mr Woodham will be focussed on leading the development of NZRB’s retail strategy as well as having accountability for the performance of customer segments, sales channels...