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18. Maurizio Arrivabene
Age 58 Occupation Team Principal of Ferrari F1 Team Position last year New Maurizio Arrivabene comes from a marketing and sales background. In 1997, he joined Philip Morris, rising to become the Vice President of Marlboro Global Communication & Promotions…
17. Datuk Wan Zulkiflee
Age 53 Occupation President and Group CEO of Petronas Nationality Malaysian Position last year New Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Bin Wan Ariffin has been the CEO and President of the PETRONAS Group as of 2015. In the past, he has held…
15. Christian Horner
Age 41 Occupation Team Principal, Red Bull Racing Nationality English Position last year 12 Christian Horner was the youngest Team Principal in Formula 1 when Red Bull hired him in 2005. Noted for his diplomatic leadership style, a fact reinforced…
14. Paul Hembery
Age 49 Occupation Motorsport Director, Pirelli Nationality English Position last year 15 Pirelli’s Motorsport Director has already led the Italian tyre manufacturer to success in WRC, Superbikes and GP3, but from 2011, Paul Hembery faced the toughest call of his…
13. Carlos Ghosn
Age 61 Occupation CEO of Renault and Nissan Nationality French-Lebanese-Brazilian Position last year 13 Carlos is a French-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman born in Porto Velho, Brazil, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Paris-based Renault and holds the same positions at…
12. Paddy Lowe
Age 53 Occupation Executive Director (Technical) of Mercedes F1 Nationality British Position last year 51 In 1987 he was employed by Williams F1 as joint Head of Electronics. Paddy Lowe moved to McLaren in 1993, when he was employed as…
11. Torger Christian “Toto” Wolff
Age 43 Occupation Executive Director at Mercedes F1 Team Nationality Austrian Position last year 13 On November 20, 2009, it was announced that Torger Christian “Toto” Wolff had bought a share of the Williams Formula 1 Team and joined the…
10. Sir Frank Williams
Age 73 Occupation Founder, Williams F1 Nationality English Position last year 11 The Williams team has suffered in recent years with poor financial performances, which have mirrored its on-track achievements, but, despite this, Williams’ attitude is one of perseverance and…
8. Steve Koltes
Age 57 Occupation Managing Partner and Co-founder of CVC Capital Partners Nationality American Position last year 10 Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of CVC Capital Partners, joined CVC in 1988. CVC Capital Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity and…
7. Donald Mackenzie
Age 58 Occupation Co-founder & Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners Nationality Scottish Position last year 9 Click here to subscribe to our print edition! The Financial Times calls him “One of the European private equity’s most powerful executives” and as a…
