Nick Blofeld (born 1963) was Managing Director of Epsom Downs Racecourse between 2007 and 2009, [1] Chief Executive of Bath Rugby between 2009 [2] [3] and 2014 and is currently Group Chief Operations Officer of Bath Rugby and its associated companies, Farleigh Properties Limited and Arena 365 Limited (owner of Bath’s Rec). [4] [5] [6] He is a trustee of the Bath Rugby Foundation. [7] He is also the current Chairman of Bath City. [8] [9]
Nicholas Blofeld was born in 1963 [10] and educated at Bedford Modern School where he was head boy and Captain of the Rugby first XV. [11]
He graduated from Loughborough University in 1995 [12] and then joined the army on a short service commission based in Hong Kong, Zimbabwe and Brunei. [12]
During his time in Hong Kong he also played for their national sevens side.
Blofeld became Chief Executive of Bath Rugby in 2009 [2] after five years at Epsom Downs Racecourse where he was Managing Director. [1] In September 2014 he became Group Chief Operating Officer of Bath Rugby, Farleigh Properties Ltd and Arena 1865 (owner of Bath’s Rec). [13] He is a trustee of the Bath Rugby Foundation. [7]
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