A NEW position of general manager at Hereford Racecourse has been created by owners Northern Racing Limited as part of a restructuring of its racecourse management.

Drew Brown joins from the health and fitness industry in which he was a general manager for listed company Esporta. He will also manage Bath racecourse.

Hereford Racecourse's current commercial manager, Simon Kershaw, will take on the new combined role of commercial manager for both Bath and Hereford.

"With the continued growth of the group, we will regularly review our management structure in order to maximise performance," said Rod Street, group managing director of Northern Racing.

"There are excellent business synergies in coupling Bath and Hereford - both on and off the courses." Northern Racing runs eight race courses in England.