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Welcome to the Roger Lewis blog. Richard FitzGerald has stepped down as CEO of Racecourse Media Group – media/data rights company for UK & Ireland’s top racecourses – after nearly 12 years in the position.

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RMG chairman Roger Lewis praised his ‘exceptional’ leadership & helping generate +£800m in licence fees. The move sees Lewis assist RMG transition to a new Chair. Having been on the Board for more than 10 years, Lewis has helped RMG increase its licence fees and dividend payments to its racecourses from £45m to over £110m.

On his extended position, the Chairman stated: “RMG is in great shape, and it is an honour to be asked to continue to Chair the company. We have a strong board and an outstanding team of executives, led by CEO, Martin Stevenson, who together have delivered in spectacular fashion for our racecourses and indeed for the sport of racing.

Under Lewis’s leadership, the group paid £110m to its racecourse shareholders in 2021. Earned through racecourses’ media and data rights, these payments exceeded pre-Covid levels.

In the same year, RMG agreed to British racecourse licence extensions for audio-visual and data rights for a new five-year term until December 2028. Find out more about Roger Lewis on Twitter. 

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