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World Match Racing Tour announces departure of CEO Jim O'Toole

by Rupert Hains on 17 Mar 2012
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The Alpari World Match Racing Tour 2012 consists of nine races which starts in Langenargen with Match Race Germany in May and concludes with the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia in December.

The Alpari World Match Racing Tour today announces that Chief Executive Officer Jim O’Toole will not be renewing his fixed term contract with the Tour and after discussions with the Board of Directors it has been agreed that he will part company with the Tour with immediate effect.

O'Toole comments: 'With the recent announcement of Alpari as the Tour title sponsor and the conclusion of an agreement with the new venue in Chicago, the Alpari World Match Racing Tour is in an enviable commercial position in the world of sailing and I would like to wish the series and all its stakeholders every success moving forward.'

O’Toole will explore other senior management roles within the sports marketing industry. The Alpari World Match Racing Tour would like to thank Jim and wish him good luck in his future World Match Racing Tour website
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