Haydon to retire after 36
years at The Jockey Club
David Haydon, who joined The Jockey Club staff in June 1974 and later served
in an executive capacity with several of The Jockey Club’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries as well as Equibase Company, will retire at the end of 2010, it was
announced Wednesday by James L. Gagliano, the president and chief operating
officer of The Jockey Club.
Haydon has served as president of InCompass Solutions Inc. (a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Jockey Club) since 2001.
“David has been a cornerstone of The Jockey Club over the past three
decades,” Gagliano said. “He leaves behind not only a legacy of accomplishment
and achievement, but also a talented and experienced staff that will continue to
serve racetracks throughout the country and the racing industry itself.”
With 36 consecutive years of service, Haydon is the longest-tenured employee
in the recent history of The Jockey Club.
“It has been an honor to spend all these years at The Jockey Club, and I
could not have asked for a better group of people to work with,” Haydon said.
“They have been friends as well as colleagues.”
Haydon joined The Jockey Club as a general clerk in the Statistical Bureau in
1974. He was promoted to researcher in 1975 and then to manager of Information
Services in 1976. He was appointed president of The Jockey Club Information
Systems Inc. in 1989 before being named chief executive officer of newly formed
Equibase Company in 1990. Haydon served as executive vice president of
operations for Equibase from 1994 until 2001, when he was named president of
InCompass Solutions Inc.
“David Haydon has played a huge role in The Jockey Club’s successful
development of its for-profit commercial businesses,” said longtime colleague
Alan Marzelli, who retired as president and chief operating officer of The
Jockey Club in December 2009. “At different points in time in the past 20 years
he headed up The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., Equibase Company, and
InCompass Solutions Inc. and took each from incubator stage to mature,
financially sound companies that provide world-class service to their respective
customers.
“The Jockey Club and every facet of the Thoroughbred industry should be
grateful that David chose to spend his entire career with us.”
Brad Kimbrell, the executive vice president of InCompass, will assume
responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the company.