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Iconic former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has been named as a director of the McLaren Group.
Luca di Montezemolo, former Ferrari chairman, has been named a director of the McLaren Group, as indicated in recent documents. Di Montezemolo played a key role in constructing Ferrari’s dominant F1 team by bringing in notable figures like Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, and Ross Brawn in the 1990s, following prior successes with Niki Lauda in the 1970s. He departed from Ferrari in September 2014 due to disagreements with FIAT CEO Sergio Marchionne, who took over his position. Records from Companies House in the United Kingdom show his appointment as a director of McLaren Group Holdings Limited on June 27th. Additional current directors listed include Paul Walsh, the McLaren Group’s executive chairman, and Zak Brown, who serves as CEO of McLaren Racing. Alongside di Montezemolo’s addition, resignations of three Middle Eastern figures connected to the McLaren Group were reported, with ownership held by Mumtalakat, the Bahraini sovereign wealth fund. RacingNews365 has contacted McLaren for a statement.
