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Paddy McNally
Patrick Sean McNally (born 20 December 1937) is a British businessman and former racing driver. He was chief executive of Allsport Management, a Swiss-based company which controlled Formula One advertising and hospitality via the Paddock Club.
McNally was born on 20 December 1937 in Gravesend, the son of a Royal Air Force doctor. He grew up in County Monaghan, Ireland, and was educated at Stonyhurst College.
Beginning his career as a motorsports journalist for Autosport magazine, McNally was also involved in sports car racing throughout the 1960s. Residing in Lausanne, Switzerland, he then worked for Philip Morris's Marlboro as a sponsorship consultant. Later he was a driver manager of James Hunt, a friend who he "looked after" on behalf of Marlboro (1977-79).
By 1983 McNally had begun working with Bernie Ecclestone. In 1984, he set up Allsport Management SA, a company which provided corporate hospitality and trackside advertising for Formula One events. Based in Geneva, Allsport and related Allsopp Parker & Marsh (APM), registered in Ireland, owned the trackside advertising rights at Formula One circuits and operated the Formula One Paddock Club, the Grand Prix hospitality provider.
In March 2006, he sold Allsport Management to CVC. He remained chief executive until 2011, when he announced his retirement. Along with Ecclestone, John Hogan and Max Mosley, McNally is considered a principal architect of modern Formula One.
McNally dated and was involved with Sarah Ferguson between 1982 and 1986; after refusing to marry her she ended up marrying Prince Andrew, Duke of York. The pair remain close friends. Another notable romance was with Finnish fashion model Nina Rindt.
McNally has been noted for his social prominence in the Swiss ski resort Verbier, where since 1980 he has owned several chalets. He is the owner of Sevenhampton Place, Wiltshire, the former home of James Bond author Ian Fleming.
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Paddy McNally
Patrick Sean McNally (born 20 December 1937) is a British businessman and former racing driver. He was chief executive of Allsport Management, a Swiss-based company which controlled Formula One advertising and hospitality via the Paddock Club.
McNally was born on 20 December 1937 in Gravesend, the son of a Royal Air Force doctor. He grew up in County Monaghan, Ireland, and was educated at Stonyhurst College.
Beginning his career as a motorsports journalist for Autosport magazine, McNally was also involved in sports car racing throughout the 1960s. Residing in Lausanne, Switzerland, he then worked for Philip Morris's Marlboro as a sponsorship consultant. Later he was a driver manager of James Hunt, a friend who he "looked after" on behalf of Marlboro (1977-79).
By 1983 McNally had begun working with Bernie Ecclestone. In 1984, he set up Allsport Management SA, a company which provided corporate hospitality and trackside advertising for Formula One events. Based in Geneva, Allsport and related Allsopp Parker & Marsh (APM), registered in Ireland, owned the trackside advertising rights at Formula One circuits and operated the Formula One Paddock Club, the Grand Prix hospitality provider.
In March 2006, he sold Allsport Management to CVC. He remained chief executive until 2011, when he announced his retirement. Along with Ecclestone, John Hogan and Max Mosley, McNally is considered a principal architect of modern Formula One.
McNally dated and was involved with Sarah Ferguson between 1982 and 1986; after refusing to marry her she ended up marrying Prince Andrew, Duke of York. The pair remain close friends. Another notable romance was with Finnish fashion model Nina Rindt.
McNally has been noted for his social prominence in the Swiss ski resort Verbier, where since 1980 he has owned several chalets. He is the owner of Sevenhampton Place, Wiltshire, the former home of James Bond author Ian Fleming.
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