Board of Directors and Management Team
We employ 280 full-time staff and over 2,000 casual staff who pride themselves on exceeding guests’ expectations at hundreds of race meetings and events each year across our venues.
Introduction
Our people are a key part of our success and committed to ensuring that we deliver outstanding customer service. The business and affairs of the Australian Turf Club (ATC) Limited are decided upon by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is appointed for a term of three to four years and meets at least once a month. Members of the Board of Directors also sit on various committees which meet on a regular basis. They include matters relating to Audit, Risk and Compliance, Finance and Wagering, Remuneration, Property Development, Commercial, Membership and Racing.
Board of Directors
Matthew McGrath
Chairman, GAICD
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2015
Chair of the Board of the company from 11 September 2018 › Director Australis Communications
Director Makachla Pty Ltd
Thoroughbred racehorse owner over past ten years
Chairman of Property and Racing Infrastructure Committee
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Member of Remuneration & Nomination Committee
Julia Ritchie
Vice Chair, MAICD
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2015
Vice-Chair of the Board of the company from 11 September 2018
Former Director NSW Racehorse Owners Association
Former Director of the Australian Jockey Club Limited
Thoroughbred breeder and racehorse owner for over 40 years
Owner and Director of Wild Oaks and Oak Ridge Spelling & Agistment farms
Executive Director The Bill & Patricia Ritchie Foundation
Chair of Commercial Committee
Member of Property and Racing Infrastructure Committee
Chair of Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Angela Belle McSweeney
Director, GAICD
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2017
Director H Q Productions
Marketing Consultant to racing industry for over 25 years
Winner of NSW Racehorse Owners Association Trophy for the single person contributing the most to Racing
Established “Fashions on the Field” at the request of the AJC, leading to wider “Fashions on the Field” throughout NSW
Third generation of the McSweeney/Nailon racing family
Graduate Australian Institute of Directors
Current owner and previous owner of over fifty thoroughbred racehorses over the last three decades
Vice President The Black & White Committee for Vision Australia since 2012
Awarded Life Membership to City Tattersall’s Club
Member of Commercial Committee
Member of Safety & Risk Committee
Member of Australian Turf Club Foundation
Tim Hale SC
Director
Appointed to the Board 1 February 2021
Senior Counsel for New South Wales since 1999
Queens Counsel for Western Australia since 2000
Member of Safety Risk and Welfare Committee
Member of Property and Infrastructure Committee
Ben Bayot
Director
Appointed to the Board 21 May 2021
Managing Director, Facilities First Australia
Managing Director, Serco Facilities Management
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee
David McGrath
Director
Appointed to the Board 14 February 2022
Member of Property and Infrastructure Committee
Member of Commercial Committee
Peter McGauran
Director
Appointed to the Board 14 February 2022
Member of Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Member of Safey, Risk and Welfare Committee
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Executives
Jamie Barkley
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Galanos
Chief Financial Officer
James Ross
Executive General Manager Racing & Wagering
Melinda Madigan
Executive General Manager Commercial
Jane Coles
Executive General Manager Member & Customer Experience
Melissa Richards
Executive General Manager People & Culture