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Laurent Mekies

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Laurent Philippe Mekies (born 28 April 1977) is a French motorsport executive, administrator, and engineer. Since July 2025, Mekies has served as team principal and CEO of Red Bull in Formula One; he previously served as team principal of Racing Bulls. Mekies began his career at Arrows before working as a race engineer at Minardi. He was promoted to chief engineer at Toro Rosso prior to becoming the safety director and, later, deputy race director at the FIA. Prior to his time with Red Bull GmbH, he served as sporting director and deputy team principal at Ferrari from 2018 to 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent Mekies is the 630th most popular businessperson, the 4,997th most popular biography from France and the 40th most popular French Businessperson.

Laurent Mekies is a French motorsport executive, best known for his roles in Formula One, including serving as the Sporting Director for Scuderia Ferrari. He has a background in engineering and has been influential in various aspects of motorsport management and operations.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Laurent Mekies ranks 630 out of 847. Before him are Vijay Mallya, Mark R. Hughes, Billy Beane, Marc Faber, Marina Berlusconi, and Bernard Knubel. After him are Richard DeVos, Oleg Tinkov, Erik Prince, Joanna Hoffman, Sam Altman, and Benito Archundia.

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Among people born in 1977, Laurent Mekies ranks 190. Before him are Daniel Sanabria, Tobias Sammet, Scott S. Sheppard, Sin Cara, Cristiano Zanetti, and Leo Franco. After him are Zdeňka Podkapová, Dar Salim, Paul Kalkbrenner, Levan Kobiashvili, Hristijan Mickoski, and Falcão.

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In France

Among people born in France, Laurent Mekies ranks 4,997 out of 6,770. Before him are Thierry Meyssan (1957), Patrick Rambaud (1946), Yoshua Bengio (1964), Anthony Martial (1995), Célestin Delmer (1907), and Renaud Lavillenie (1986). After him are Sylvie Goulard (1964), Élodie Bouchez (1973), Jacques Friedel (1921), Alfred Capus (1858), Céline Tran (1979), and Sylvie Testud (1971).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Laurent Mekies ranks 40. Before him are Émile Étienne Guimet (1836), Pierre Omidyar (1967), Athina Onassis (1985), Jean-Dominique Senard (1953), Jean-Michel Aulas (1949), and Jean-Paul Agon (1956). After him are Éric Boullier (1973), Philippe Kahn (1952), Benoît Potier (1957), Jérôme Kerviel (1977), Cyril Abiteboul (1977), and Emmanuel Faber (1964).

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