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Adam Parr
Adam Parr (born 26 May 1965) is a British businessman known for his work in various fields including Formula 1 and investment to NGOs. He is the former CEO and chairman of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC, from November 2006 until 30 March 2012. Parr began his career working for BZW and moved to Rio Tinto before studying and practising public law. He later returned to Rio Tinto as assistant to the Chief Executive and chairman before being appointed CEO of Williams F1 in 2006.
Since leaving Williams in 2012, Parr has completed a PhD in eighteenth-century history and literature at University College London; and been involved in business and not-for-profit activities.
Parr was born in London as Adam Stephen de Voghelaere Parr in 1965. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1987.
In November 2006 Parr was appointed chief executive officer of Williams F1, replacing departing CEO Chris Chapple. Parr was chairman of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited from July 2010 to March 2012, responsible for the day-to-day running of the team, whilst Frank Williams remained Team Principal and majority shareholder of the company. Parr was known during his tenure for his green innovation – bringing hybrid technology to the fore of Williams.
In 2013, Parr released a graphic memoir, entitled The Art of War: Five Years in Formula One, detailing his time as CEO of Williams F1.
In 2016, Simon and Schuster published Total Competition - Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Parr and co-author Ross Brawn.
In 2019, Brill published The Mandate of Heaven - Strategy, Revolution, and the First European Translation of Sunzi’s Art of War (1772).
In 2023, the Oxford Open Climate Change journal published The Paradox Test in Climate Litigation, a paper in which Parr proposes a new test of legality based on a scientific assessment of threats to the human habitat.
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Adam Parr
Adam Parr (born 26 May 1965) is a British businessman known for his work in various fields including Formula 1 and investment to NGOs. He is the former CEO and chairman of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC, from November 2006 until 30 March 2012. Parr began his career working for BZW and moved to Rio Tinto before studying and practising public law. He later returned to Rio Tinto as assistant to the Chief Executive and chairman before being appointed CEO of Williams F1 in 2006.
Since leaving Williams in 2012, Parr has completed a PhD in eighteenth-century history and literature at University College London; and been involved in business and not-for-profit activities.
Parr was born in London as Adam Stephen de Voghelaere Parr in 1965. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1987.
In November 2006 Parr was appointed chief executive officer of Williams F1, replacing departing CEO Chris Chapple. Parr was chairman of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited from July 2010 to March 2012, responsible for the day-to-day running of the team, whilst Frank Williams remained Team Principal and majority shareholder of the company. Parr was known during his tenure for his green innovation – bringing hybrid technology to the fore of Williams.
In 2013, Parr released a graphic memoir, entitled The Art of War: Five Years in Formula One, detailing his time as CEO of Williams F1.
In 2016, Simon and Schuster published Total Competition - Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Parr and co-author Ross Brawn.
In 2019, Brill published The Mandate of Heaven - Strategy, Revolution, and the First European Translation of Sunzi’s Art of War (1772).
In 2023, the Oxford Open Climate Change journal published The Paradox Test in Climate Litigation, a paper in which Parr proposes a new test of legality based on a scientific assessment of threats to the human habitat.