Richard Lapthorne officially resigned from his position as non-executive chairman this week, which led to a couple of changes at the helm of the British company. One year after replacing Ron Dennis as team principal and CEO of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team, Whitmarsh will from now on become chief executive officer of the McLaren Group and deputy chairman of McLaren Automotive.
“Following the spin-off of McLaren Automotive from McLaren Group, I'm delighted to announce this management restructure,” said Ron Dennis, the McLaren boss.
“The two companies will have separate shareholdings, and will continue to be headquartered in Woking, Surrey. McLaren Group will be based at the existing McLaren Technology Centre [MTC], while McLaren Automotive will be based at the brand-new McLaren Production Centre [MPC] which is now being constructed alongside the MTC.”
“I have enormous confidence in the senior management teams of both McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive, and am pleased that both companies will be extremely well served by those senior management teams, now and going forward into the future,” added the 62-year old Brit.
Additionally, he thanked Lapthorne for his contribution to McLaren in the past year.
“Finally, I would like to pay tribute to Sir Richard Lapthorne for his work over the past year. His knowledge and experience have been very beneficial to the senior management teams of both McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive,” concluded Dennis.
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