Newbury Racecourse plc (NYR) Board of Directors | TickerDominic James Burke
Board Chairman
15 yrs 11 mosAge: 68British
Chief Executive
2 yrs 4 mosAge: 58British
Matthew Thompson
Non-Executive Director
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Lady Lloyd Webber
Non-Executive Director
–
Henry Malcolm Herbert
Non-Executive Director
26 yrs 9 mosAge: 67American
Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough Non-Executive Director
7 yrs 10 mosAge: 66British
Sofia Astrid Kristina Watson
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 5 mosAge: 52British
James Owen Willans Richardson
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 45British
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 4 mosAge: 58British
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Lady Madeleine Astrid Lloyd Webber
Director
28 yrsAge: 63British
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Matthew Longstreth Thompson
Director
8 yrs 9 mosAge: 62British
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Matthew Longstreth Thompson
Director
8 yrs 9 mosAge: 62British
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Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 56British
Finance Director
6 yrs 5 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Board Chairman | 19 Nov 2010 | 15 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Chief Executive | 3 Jun 2024 | 2 yrs 4 mos | British |
|
Tenure: 14 yrs 7 mosResigned: 10 Jun 2025
James Christopher McGrath
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 11 Jun 2024
Nils Wilhelm Erik Penser
Director
Tenure: 25 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 Jun 2024
Julian Mark Thick
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 2 Feb 2024
Claire Emma Spencer
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2020
Dominic James Burke
Board Chairman
15 yrs 11 mosAge: 68British
Chief Executive
2 yrs 4 mosAge: 58British
Matthew Thompson
Non-Executive Director
–
Lady Lloyd Webber
Non-Executive Director
–
Henry Malcolm Herbert
Non-Executive Director
26 yrs 9 mosAge: 67American
Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough Non-Executive Director
7 yrs 10 mosAge: 66British
Sofia Astrid Kristina Watson
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 5 mosAge: 52British
James Owen Willans Richardson
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 45British
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 4 mosAge: 58British
LM
Lady Madeleine Astrid Lloyd Webber
Director
28 yrsAge: 63British
ML
Matthew Longstreth Thompson
Director
8 yrs 9 mosAge: 62British
ML
Matthew Longstreth Thompson
Director
8 yrs 9 mosAge: 62British
ML
Director
6 yrs 6 mosAge: 56British
Finance Director
6 yrs 5 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Board Chairman | 19 Nov 2010 | 15 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Chief Executive | 3 Jun 2024 | 2 yrs 4 mos | British |
|
Tenure: 14 yrs 7 mosResigned: 10 Jun 2025
James Christopher McGrath
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 11 Jun 2024
Nils Wilhelm Erik Penser
Director
Tenure: 25 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 Jun 2024
Julian Mark Thick
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 2 Feb 2024
Claire Emma Spencer
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2020
Matthew Thompson
Matthew Thompson
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | 21 Jan 2000 | 26 yrs 9 mos | American |
| Non-Executive Director | 21 Jan 2000 | 26 yrs 9 mos | American |
Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough | Non-Executive Director | 6 Dec 2018 | 7 yrs 10 mos | British |
Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough | Non-Executive Director | 6 Dec 2018 | 7 yrs 10 mos | British |
Sofia Astrid Kristina Watson | Non-Executive Director | 9 May 2023 | 3 yrs 5 mos | British |
Sofia Astrid Kristina Watson | Non-Executive Director | 9 May 2023 | 3 yrs 5 mos | British |
James Owen Willans Richardson | Non-Executive Director | 6 Jan 2025 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British |
James Owen Willans Richardson | Non-Executive Director | 6 Jan 2025 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 10 Jun 2025 | 1 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 10 Jun 2025 | 1 yrs 4 mos | British |
LM Lady Madeleine Astrid Lloyd Webber | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 28 yrs | British |
LM Lady Madeleine Astrid Lloyd Webber | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 28 yrs | British |
ML Matthew Longstreth Thompson | Director | 1 Jan 2018 | 8 yrs 9 mos | British |
ML Matthew Longstreth Thompson | Director | 1 Jan 2018 | 8 yrs 9 mos | British |
ML Matthew Longstreth Thompson | Director | 1 Jan 2018 | 8 yrs 9 mos | British |
ML Matthew Longstreth Thompson | Director | 1 Jan 2018 | 8 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Director | 14 Apr 2020 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Director | 14 Apr 2020 | 6 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Finance Director | 1 May 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | – |
| Finance Director | 1 May 2020 | 6 yrs 5 mos | – |
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2020
Tenure: 6 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2020
Brian Trevor Stewart-Brown
Director
Tenure: 20 yrs 4 mosResigned: 5 Jun 2019
Brian Trevor Stewart-Brown
Director
Tenure: 20 yrs 4 mosResigned: 5 Jun 2019
Richard Laurence Todd
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2018
Richard Laurence Todd
Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2018
Tenure: 11 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Feb 2014
Tenure: 11 yrs 5 mosResigned: 26 Feb 2014
Stephen Alan Higgins
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 24 Dec 2013
Stephen Alan Higgins
Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 5 mosResigned: 24 Dec 2013
The Hon Sir David Daniel Sieff
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 8 Jun 2010
The Hon Sir David Daniel Sieff
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 8 Jun 2010
Nicholas Michael Houssemayne Jones
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 8 Jun 2010
Nicholas Michael Houssemayne Jones
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 8 Jun 2010
Alexander Mark Butcher
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2008
Alexander Mark Butcher
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2008
Mark James Kershaw
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 May 2008
Mark James Kershaw
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 May 2008
Trevor Jorgen Nielsen Beyer
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 May 2007
Trevor Jorgen Nielsen Beyer
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 May 2007
Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 25 May 2007
Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins
Director
Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 25 May 2007
Michael John Benjamin Todhunter
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 2004
Michael John Benjamin Todhunter
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 2004
John Julian Lionel George Sheffield
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 28 May 2004
John Julian Lionel George Sheffield
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 28 May 2004
Major General John David Graham Pank
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 4 Jan 1999
Major General John David Graham Pank
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 4 Jan 1999
Christopher John Spence
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1998
Christopher John Spence
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1998
The Earl Of Carnarvon Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1998
The Earl Of Carnarvon Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1998
Priscilla Victoria Hastings
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 30 May 1997
Priscilla Victoria Hastings
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 30 May 1997
Captain Charles Bolton Toller
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 24 May 1996
Captain Charles Bolton Toller
Director
Tenure: –Resigned: 24 May 1996
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| John Dodds | Director | 19 Nov 2010 | 10 Jun 2025 | 14 yrs 7 mos | British |
| James Christopher McGrath | Director | 4 Jun 2015 | 11 Jun 2024 | 9 yrs | British |
| Nils Wilhelm Erik Penser | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 11 Jun 2024 | 25 yrs 8 mos | Swedish |
| Julian Mark Thick | Director | 13 Dec 2013 | 2 Feb 2024 | 10 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Claire Emma Spencer | Director | 26 Feb 2014 | 30 Apr 2020 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Claire Emma Spencer | Secretary | 26 Feb 2014 |
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| John Dodds | Director | 19 Nov 2010 | 10 Jun 2025 | 14 yrs 7 mos | British |
| James Christopher McGrath | Director | 4 Jun 2015 | 11 Jun 2024 | 9 yrs | British |
| Nils Wilhelm Erik Penser | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 11 Jun 2024 | 25 yrs 8 mos | Swedish |
| Julian Mark Thick | Director | 13 Dec 2013 | 2 Feb 2024 | 10 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Claire Emma Spencer | Director | 26 Feb 2014 | 30 Apr 2020 | 6 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Claire Emma Spencer | Secretary | 26 Feb 2014 |
| Brian Trevor Stewart-Brown | Director | 25 Feb 1999 | 5 Jun 2019 | 20 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Brian Trevor Stewart-Brown | Director | 25 Feb 1999 | 5 Jun 2019 | 20 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Richard Laurence Todd | Director | 21 Jul 2008 | 29 Oct 2018 | 10 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Richard Laurence Todd | Director | 21 Jul 2008 | 29 Oct 2018 | 10 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Sarah Hordern | Director | 23 Sept 2002 | 26 Feb 2014 | 11 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Sarah Hordern | Director | 23 Sept 2002 | 26 Feb 2014 | 11 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Stephen Alan Higgins | Director | 16 Jul 2007 | 24 Dec 2013 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Stephen Alan Higgins | Director | 16 Jul 2007 | 24 Dec 2013 | 6 yrs 5 mos | British |
| The Hon Sir David Daniel Sieff | Director | – | 8 Jun 2010 | – | British |
| The Hon Sir David Daniel Sieff | Director | – | 8 Jun 2010 | – | British |
| Nicholas Michael Houssemayne Jones | Director | 25 May 2007 | 8 Jun 2010 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Nicholas Michael Houssemayne Jones | Director | 25 May 2007 | 8 Jun 2010 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Alexander Mark Butcher | Non-Executive Director | 25 May 2007 | 21 Jul 2008 | 1 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Alexander Mark Butcher | Non-Executive Director | 25 May 2007 | 21 Jul 2008 | 1 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Mark James Kershaw | Director | 5 Jan 1999 | 31 May 2008 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Mark James Kershaw | Director | 5 Jan 1999 | 31 May 2008 | 9 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Trevor Jorgen Nielsen Beyer | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 25 May 2007 | 8 yrs 7 mos | New Zealander |
| Trevor Jorgen Nielsen Beyer | Director | 23 Oct 1998 | 25 May 2007 | 8 yrs 7 mos | New Zealander |
| Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins | Director | 5 May 1998 | 25 May 2007 | 9 yrs | British |
| Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins | Director | 5 May 1998 | 25 May 2007 | 9 yrs | British |
| Michael John Benjamin Todhunter | Director | – | 31 Dec 2004 | – | British |
| Michael John Benjamin Todhunter | Director | – | 31 Dec 2004 | – | British |
| John Julian Lionel George Sheffield | Director | – | 28 May 2004 | – | British |
| John Julian Lionel George Sheffield | Director | – | 28 May 2004 | – | British |
| Major General John David Graham Pank | Director | – | 4 Jan 1999 | – | British |
| Major General John David Graham Pank | Director | – | 4 Jan 1999 | – | British |
| Christopher John Spence | Non-Executive Director | 14 Feb 1994 | 30 Jun 1998 | 4 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Christopher John Spence | Non-Executive Director | 14 Feb 1994 | 30 Jun 1998 | 4 yrs 4 mos | British |
| The Earl Of Carnarvon Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert | Director | – | 29 May 1998 | – | British |
| The Earl Of Carnarvon Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert | Director | – | 29 May 1998 | – | British |
| Priscilla Victoria Hastings | Director | – | 30 May 1997 | – | British |
| Priscilla Victoria Hastings | Director | – | 30 May 1997 | – | British |
| Captain Charles Bolton Toller | Director | – | 24 May 1996 | – | British |
| Captain Charles Bolton Toller | Director | – | 24 May 1996 | – | British |
