Claire Williams

Claire Williams at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Claire Williams , OBE (born July 21, 1976 in Windsor , England ) is Deputy Team Principal of the Williams Formula 1 racing team . She is the daughter of team principal Frank Williams .

Career

Claire Williams at the Monaco Grand Prix 2014.

Williams graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in political science in 1999 and took on the job of press secretary for the Silverstone Circuit a year later . In 2002 she joined her father's team and began her career in the communications department, which she became head of in 2010. After Williams went public in 2011, Claire also took on the role of Head of Investor Relations . On April 1, 2012, Williams was promoted to head of marketing and communications and joined the racing team's board of directors. On March 27, 2013, Claire Williams was introduced as the new Deputy Team Principal. Initially, she focused on securing the budget, and later took over essential parts of the operational business.

Private

Claire Williams is married. She gave birth to her first child in October 2017.

literature

• Leopold Wieland: How does the vice boss tick? Interview with Claire Williams in: Motorsport Aktuell, issue 18/2013, p. 10.

Web links

Commons : Claire Williams  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Honored by the Queen: Claire Williams is now "Officer". In: Motorsport-Total.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Motorsport Aktuell, issue 18/2013, p. 10.
3. ^ Portrait - Claire Williams Motorsport-Magazin.com.
4. ↑ Claire Williams becomes deputy team boss at Motorsport-Magazin.com
5. ↑ Claire Williams becomes co-team leader , Swiss Radio and Television from March 27, 2013, accessed on April 5, 2013.
6. ↑ Claire Williams on the website www.williamsf1.com ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed January 20, 2017).