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Martin Whitmarsh

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Martin Richard Whitmarsh (born 29 April 1958) is a British businessman and former Group CEO of the Aston Martin Formula One Team. Whitmarsh is best known to motorsport insiders, media, and fans for his long and successful period at McLaren, for which he worked for 25 years (1989–2014) in various senior positions, including group chief executive officer, as well as Formula One Team Principal for six years (2008–2014). Under his leadership, McLaren diversified its business activities beyond its core activity of Formula One, launching McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies. Whitmarsh played a senior and leading role in the winning of more than 100 Formula One Grands Prix and multiple Formula One World Championships, and was at the centre of the development of several Formula One World Champions, including Lewis Hamilton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Whitmarsh is the 676th most popular businessperson (up from 694th in 2024), the 5,310th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,498th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Martin Whitmarsh ranks 676 out of 847. Before him are Allan Williams, Andy Jassy, Philippe Kahn, Avram Glazer, George Steinbrenner, and Acun Ilıcalı. After him are Selçuk Bayraktar, Eugene Roshal, Tony Fernandes, Peter Hill-Wood, Yelena Baturina, and Chai Ling.

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Among people born in 1958, Martin Whitmarsh ranks 466. Before him are Veselin Vuković, Alain Couriol, Serik Akhmetov, Franco Forini, Mark Lester, and Alexander Wendt. After him are Eddy Planckaert, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Shalva Natelashvili, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Juninho Fonseca, and Michel De Wolf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Whitmarsh ranks 5,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Bukayo Saka (2001), Frederick Merriman (1873), Aston Webb (1849), Alan Mowbray (1896), George Ezra (1993), and Lashana Lynch (1987). After him are Churchill Babington (1821), Karl Shuker (1959), Andy Rourke (1964), Danny Ward (1993), Les Ferdinand (1966), and Julia Donaldson (1948).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Martin Whitmarsh ranks 51. Before him are Alan Sugar (1947), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), John Henry Davies (1864), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Chris Anderson (1961), and Allan Williams (1930). After him are Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Henry Tate (1819), Heather Mills (1968), Ian Livingstone (1949), A. H. Albut (null), and Daniel Levy (1962).

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