Mark GallagherWorks in senior leadership roles within Formula One motor racing over the last 30 years
Biography:Mark Gallagher is a Formula 1 racing executive, media contributor and director. Mark's Formula One career began in 1983, spending seven years working in the media and consulting for Philip Morris International before joining Eddie Jordan's fledgling Grand Prix Team in 1990.
He was a member of the team's Management Board, with full responsibility for the day-to-day marketing and commercial activities of the team. In 2004, he became part of the newly formed Red Bull Racing management team. He was invited to lead Cosworth's return to Formula One as an engine and technology supplier in 2010, overseeing the company's supply to a third of the teams on the grid.
Throughout his career he has worked with many of the sport's leading drivers, including former world champions Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button. Nowadays, he works closely with many of the sport's biggest stars, including David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen and Jacques Villeneuve. Along the way he founded Status Grand Prix, which won the 2009 Motorsport World Cup of Motorsport and became a race-winning team in junior formulae as well as competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours sport car race.
He helped developed the new hybrid petrol-electric engine regulations introduced into Formula One in 2014. Between 2005 and 2009 Mark was motor sport consultant to Disney Pixar on CARS and CARS II.
The speaker talks about:Formula One is recognized around the world as a fast and risky spectacle, and Mark Gallagher provides audiences with business insights from this compelling sport through tailored keynote presentations, workshops and moderated appearances by star drivers.
Keynote Speaker Programs:- Driving business benefits from the pace of change
- Turning risk into results
- Using big data to accelerate success
- How a team culture fuels high performance