John Grant was elected to succeed Stuart Rolt as Chairman of the British Racing Drivers\u2019 Club (BRDC) at the Club\u2019s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October. Rolt had served the maximum nine-year term for a director, including two three-year stints as Chairman.<\/p>\n
Grant is known within motor sport for his previous role as Chairman of the MSA, which led to him becoming the UK member of the FIA World Motor Sports Council. He was also a board member of the RAC. As a competitor, he has mainly enjoyed success racing historics, plus a class win at the N\u00fcrburgring 24 Hours. His professional background includes 25 years with Ford, where he became head of corporate strategy in the U.S., and then No. 2 at Jaguar after it was purchased by Ford in 1990. John later joined Lucas as CFO, before becoming CEO of a \u00a3300m quoted conglomerate. This gradually evolved into a portfolio of non-executive directorships in a wide range of businesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am delighted that John Grant has been elected as BRDC Chairman,\u201d said BRDC President Derek Warwick. \u201cHe has considerable experience and enthusiasm for our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warwick also paid tribute to Rolt and the support that both he and the BRDC board received at the Club\u2019s AGM: \u201cI cannot speak highly enough of Stuart and his commitment to the Club during his time as BRDC Chairman. The focus during his second term has been the search for investment, to help realize the full potential of Silverstone. We owe him an immense debt of gratitude for the time and energy he has put into this.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a shame that his nine years as a director ends before we are able to announce details of a second investor in Silverstone. We have, however, asked Stuart to remain involved in the investment process, acting as an advisor to the board while the second deal is completed. He should feel proud of everything that he and the BRDC board have achieved over the last three years. The overwhelming support for both Stuart and the board at the recent AGM is testament to how united the Club is, and how pleased we are with what he and the board have achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Existing director Jonathan Baker was re-elected to the BRDC board at the AGM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John Grant was elected to succeed Stuart Rolt as Chairman of the British Racing Drivers\u2019 Club (BRDC) at the Club\u2019s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October. Rolt had served the maximum nine-year term for a director, including two three-year stints as Chairman. Grant is known within motor sport for his previous role as Chairman of the MSA, which led to him becoming the UK member of the FIA World Motor Sports Council. He was also a board member of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":726429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,255,18114],"tags":[18435,14953,18105],"class_list":["post-493501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-news","category-people","tag-people","tag-john-grant","tag-people-news"],"yoast_head":"\n