Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Paddock Magazine
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44. Michel Boeri
Age Unknown Occupation President, Automobile Club de Monaco Nationality Monégasque Position Last Year 48 Aside from his roles as President of the ACM, Michel Boeri is also the President of the FIA’s Senate and Vice- President of the World Motor…
41. Julian Jakobi
Age 64 Occupation Chairman of CSS Stellar Group Nationality English Position Last Year 45 He epitomised the phrase “middle-man”, working as an adviser for both Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna during a time when the two were at loggerheads,…
40. Hermann Tilke
Age 60 Occupation Director, Tilke GmbH Nationality German Position Last Year 44 A former touring car racer, Hermann Tilke has provided some of the most iconic racing circuits around the world thanks to a background in civil engineering and a…
33. Michael Diekmann
Age 60 Occupation CEO, Allianz SE Nationality German Position Last Year 37 CEO of, arguably, Formula 1’s most important global partner, Allianz SE, Michael Diekmann has been in the role since 2003. An essentially ruthless business leader, Diekmann reversed the…
31. Chris Aylett
Age Unknown Occupation Chief Executive, Motorsport Industry Association Nationality British Position Last Year 36 A former Roosevelt Scholar, Aylett began his career as a sportscar driver, eventually becoming a team owner and race promotor; while also building an international sporting…
30. Vinod Kumar
Age 50 Occupation Managing Director and Tata Cummunications Limited Group CEO Nationality Indian Position Last Year 34 Vinod Kumar is Managing Director of Tata Communications Limited and CEO of Tata Communications Limited Group, part of the $ 100.09 billion Tata…
25. Franz Tost
Age 61 Occupation Team Principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso Nationality Austrian Position last year 27 As a young man, Franz Tost competed as a racing driver and then studied Sport Science & Management. Whilst looking after Ralf Schumacher’s career, Tost…
29. Monisha Kaltenborn
Age 44 Occupation Team Principal, Sauber F1 Team Nationality Austrian Position Last Year 28 With a Masters in International Business Law the likeable and pragmatic Monisha was first employed by Sauber in the late 90’s to take charge of the…
24. Gerard Lopez
Age 43 Occupation Chairman and Team Principal of Lotus F1 Team Nationality Luxembourgian Position last year 26 Lopez is a founding partner of The Genii Group and Chairman of the Lotus F1 Team. A legal wrangle over the Lotus name…
23. Mansour Ojjeh
Age 62 Occupation CEO of TAG Nationality French/Saudi Arabian Position last year 25 Mansour Ojjeh inherited control of the Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG) investment company from his father. A lifelong interest in motor racing saw Ojjeh push for a title…
