Matthew Prior Named Managing Director as Tattersalls Appoints Four New Board Members

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Matthew Prior, an associate director of Tattersalls since the beginning of 2024, has been appointed to the new role of managing director.

Prior joined Tattersalls in the bloodstock sales department in 2012 and has developed into a senior member of the Tattersalls management team, combining yearling inspections and horse recruitment with the position of head of sales at Cheltenham. He has also represented Tattersalls on a number of industry committees, as well as sitting on the Board of Tattersalls Ireland since 2021.

“It is an enormous privilege to be appointed managing director of Tattersalls, a company with such a proud history and tradition,” said Prior. “I am fortunate to work alongside a team of exceptional talent and dedication and I look forward to working with Edmond Mahony and the Tattersalls Board along with everyone across the business to uphold the values of integrity and excellence that define Tattersalls.”

He added, “I remain committed to serving the best interests of our clients, both vendors and purchasers, whose trust and support continue to underpin Tattersalls' enduring success.”

Prior's fellow associate directors Harvey Bell and Jason Singh have also been promoted to the Tattersalls Board as sales director and marketing director, respectively. Tattersalls Ireland Board member Tammy O'Brien will also be joining the main Board, with the new appointments scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.

Bell, who also joined Tattersalls in 2012, takes on the role of sales director after overseeing sales coordination for a number of years, as well as auctioneering and undertaking yearling inspections. Jason Singh joins the Tattersalls Board having held the position of marketing manager for more than 20 years after starting with Tattersalls in 2000.

Meanwhile, O'Brien served as racing manager with Coolmore for 20 years, before taking on the role of Tattersalls international client relations and strategic development manager in 2017. She was appointed to the Tattersalls Ireland Board in 2023.

Edmard Mahony, who will continue in his role as chairman of both Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland, said of the new appointments, “All four of the newly appointed Tattersalls Board members, Matthew Prior, Harvey Bell, Tammy O'Brien and Jason Singh, are already hugely respected individuals within the global bloodstock industry and we are fortunate to be able to bring four such dedicated and experienced individuals onto the Tattersalls Board simultaneously.

“Matthew Prior has consistently demonstrated all the attributes to take on the new role of managing director and he will be ably supported by his fellow Board members, all of whom share a deep and abiding commitment to the continued success of Tattersalls.”

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