Experience

Retrac Group

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 2021 - Present

  Retrac Group is a world-class supplier to the largest global manufacturers in Formula 1, Motorsport, Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Medical and R&D/Innovation. Across its two divisions, Retrac Productions and Retrac Composites, the Group provides its established blue-chip client base with Award-winning engineering solutions in advanced materials, tooling and component manufacture. With a 50 year history of innovation and manufacturing excellence Retrac offers the complete engineering partnership and forms an extension of our clients manufacturing capabilities.



McLaren Automotive Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 700 & Above Employee

• Motorsport Director

  • 2016 - 2020

  Responsible for scoping and implementing a strategy to deliver customer GT motorsport programmes that complement McLaren Automotive's product range in all their global markets; with the objective of increasing McLaren's brand equity, acquiring conquest customers and increasing customer retention. Responsibilities included but were not limited to; Full P&L responsibility Product development Production of 158 GT race cars Supply chain management & logistics Sales, Retailer Network Development & Marketing Customer relationship management (CRM) and aftersales Managing a workforce of 122 personnel



Strakka Racing

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Principal

  • 2012 - 2016

  - Business leader with full technical and operational management responsibility.- Development of future business direction and strategy.- Developed critical commercial and sporting relationships with the FIA, ACO, McLaren GT, Honda,Wirth Research, Michelin, Dunlop, DOME, Dell, Xero and Stratasys.- Management of a LMP sports car annual budget of circa £4m p.a.- Responsibility for P&L and cashflow management.- Managed technical development of DOME S103 LMP2 car from April ’14 to July’15.- Acquisition of Formula Renault 3.5 team (finishing top 4 in championship for 3 consecutive seasons).- Introduction of Strakka Performance; a commercialised development programme for young drivers.- Relationship management with all drivers, technical partners and sponsors.- Installation of a driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulator for both internal and commercial usage.

• Operations Director

  • 2012 - 2014



Paragon Motion Ltd

• Silverstone, England

• Technical Director

  • 2007 - 2013

  - Providing engineering and management consultancy to 22 individual motorsport organisations - Clients include teams in LMP1, LMP2, GP2, GP3, GT3, GTE, F3, World Series by Renault, A1GP, BTCC - Podiums achieved in every category contested, wins in 8 different categories - 2 x Le Mans 24 hour victories - 42 race victories - Developed simulation and strategy software for clients - Alternative fuels consultancy - Providing engineering and management consultancy to 22 individual motorsport organisations - Clients include teams in LMP1, LMP2, GP2, GP3, GT3, GTE, F3, World Series by Renault, A1GP, BTCC - Podiums achieved in every category contested, wins in 8 different categories - 2 x Le Mans 24 hour victories - 42 race victories - Developed simulation and strategy software for clients - Alternative fuels consultancy



David Price Racing

• Surrey, England

• GP2 Race Engineer

  • 2006 - 2007



McLaren Cars

• Surrey, England

• Vehicle Development Engineer

  • 2000 - 2005

  - Test and development of the Mercedes-McLaren SLR road car - Managing vehicle test programs in ride and handling, steering and tyre development - Responsible for defining vehicle dynamics and performance targets - Worked closely with Michelin to develop bespoke Pilot-Sport II tyres. - Suspension geometry development - Engineering support to crash program through composite / carbon fibre structure development - Test and development of the Mercedes-McLaren SLR road car - Managing vehicle test programs in ride and handling, steering and tyre development - Responsible for defining vehicle dynamics and performance targets - Worked closely with Michelin to develop bespoke Pilot-Sport II tyres. - Suspension geometry development - Engineering support to crash program through composite / carbon fibre structure development