Masayuki Goto has been appointed the new President and CEO of the Japan Racing Association.

He will assume the office on September 12, a day after current President and CEO Kenji Tsuchikawa steps down from the office he has held for seven years since 2007.

Goto, a 64-year-old Tokyo native, joined the JRA in 1975 and over nearly four decades has served in a number of capacities with the JRA.

They have included Chief Representative of the JRA’s New York Office, Manager of the International Strategic Planning Section, Assistant General Manager of the Public Relations Department and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department.

Goto was appointed a JRA Director in 2006 and in 2011 was named Executive Director of Racing Administration Policies, Stable System and Breeding.