Former Stake staff consultant, Alessandro Alunni Bravi is to hitch McLaren Racing as its new Chief Enterprise Affairs Officer, reporting on to Zak Brown.
It is a newly created place that can see Alunni Bravi present government management throughout a spread of McLaren Racing enterprise issues together with authorized, driver improvement, business, driver contract administration and rights holders/governing physique administration. He’ll take over management of the Driver Improvement programme, which will likely be transitioning throughout from Stephanie Carlin, who, amongst others, has performed an incredible job elevating this programme over the past 12 months and can now be taking over further duties inside F1, persevering with to report into Andrea Stella.
He brings over twenty years of expertise throughout varied disciplines in motorsport and enterprise management, most lately, as Managing Director of the Sauber Group and staff consultant for the Stake F1 Crew, the place he performed an integral function in company decision-making, group improvement, and strategic planning. Alessandro has additionally held management roles with ART Grand Prix, SPARK Racing Expertise, and Trident Racing, amongst others.
After two years with McLaren Racing, the Woking staff confirmed that Steve Atkins, Chief Communications Officer, will depart the staff on the finish of February for private causes.
„I am delighted to have Alessandro becoming a member of us together with his intensive experience and motorsport background,“ mentioned Zak Brown. „Alongside managing our authorized and driver improvement features, he will even present invaluable help on all skilled driver enterprise administration issues, racing governance actions throughout our varied rights holders and governing physique relationships and broad enterprise help to all our racing sequence as wanted. We stay up for welcoming him to the McLaren Racing household in February.
„I would additionally prefer to thank Steve for his contribution to McLaren Racing’s success over the past two seasons and I want him nicely in his future endeavours.“
„McLaren is a staff I’ve been an enormous fan of my entire life,“ mentioned Alunni Bravi, „and it subsequently sparks particular feelings personally to have the chance to now work with such an incredible group of individuals. I am so grateful to be becoming a member of such an amazing organisation with the values and tradition which might be so clear to see from the surface.
„I wish to reward the belief and confidence that Zak and the Board have put in me by giving my full dedication and energy to assist contribute to the continued success, as I imagine teamwork is essential to every part. I’m so completely happy to be becoming a member of a staff that I really imagine units the benchmark in F1 each on and off the observe, and I am unable to wait to get began in the beginning of February.“
„After two massively rewarding years with the staff, I am stepping down from my function as Chief Communications Officer on the finish of February for private causes,“ mentioned Steve Atkins. „The function concerned important worldwide journey all year long which has been each enriching and difficult, however I really feel it is the best time for me to deal with household priorities whereas searching for out a brand new skilled problem that retains me nearer to them. I want everybody within the McLaren household one of the best for the season forward and stay up for watching the staff go onto larger success.“
