Steve McMahon is acting as chief executive of the Australian Turf Club during one of its busiest periods in the build up to The Everest while incumbent Matt Galanos takes personal leave.
As speculation mounts about the tenure of Galanos, who has been CEO two-and-a-half years, it has emerged that McMahon has taken on extra responsibility just as Sydney’s spring carnival heats up.
McMahon, the ATC’s head of corporate affairs and government relations, was a leading figure, alongside then chair Peter McGauran, in championing the $5 billion sale of Rosehill racecourse to the state government.
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