Chase Carey

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Chase Carey
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Chase Carey in 2018
Born (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 67)
Ireland
Alma materColgate University
Harvard University
OccupationNon-Executive Chairman & former Chairman/CEO of the Formula One Group

Chase Carey (born 22 November 1953) is an Irish-born American executive. He is the former chief executive officer and executive chairman of the Formula One Group.[1][2] He has previously worked for News Corp, DIRECTV, 21st Century Fox and Sky plc.

Education[]

Carey was born in Ireland to American parents of Irish descent, and received his bachelor's degree from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard, where he was a member of the Harvard Business School Rugby Club. While attending Colgate he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity and was a member of the Colgate University Rugby Football Club. Today, Carey is a Trustee Emeritus of Colgate University.

Career[]

Early career with Fox[]

Carey first came to work with Fox, a News Corporation holding, in 1988.[3] Over the course of the following decade he served as COO of Fox, Inc., and CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company. During this time he helped launch both Fox Sports and Fox News. He also served as co-COO of News Corporation, along with Peter Chernin. He resigned as co-COO of News Corp on January 24, 2002.[4]

DirecTV[]

During the time that Carey was working for News Corp, the company purchased a 34% controlling interest in Hughes Electronics, which at the time owned DirecTV, a satellite TV provider.[5] Carey had already served on the DirecTV board of directors,[6] and in 2003 he was appointed CEO.

At DirecTV, Carey had plans to add 1 million new subscribers a year,[5] and had met that goal when he left the company six years later.[7] Carey's tenure at DirecTV was widely considered successful, and the company returned to profitability.[7]

In 2006, News Corporation sold its controlling interest in DirecTV to Liberty Media, in exchange for News Corp shares.[8]

Return to News Corporation[]

In June 2009, it was announced that Carey would be leaving DirecTV and returning to News Corp. He assumed the posts of President and COO that had been held by Chernin,[9] as well as the post of Deputy Chairman.

In August 2011 Rupert Murdoch tipped Carey to be his successor as CEO of News Corporation. It was previously assumed that Murdoch's son James would succeed him.[10] In 2013, Carey was announced as the COO of 21st Century Fox, the legal successor of News Corporation and the owner of most of its film and television properties, News Corporation's print media and Australian assets being spun off as News Corp. In 2015, Carey was reassigned as executive co-chairman,[11] while James Murdoch became CEO. Carey resigned this position in July 2016 to become a consultant to Fox.[citation needed]

Formula One[]

On 23 January 2017, Carey was installed as CEO and Executive chairman of Formula One Group after Liberty Media completed their acquisition of the Formula One Group.[12]

On September 25th, 2020 Liberty Media announced that Carey would take on the role of non-executive chairman with Stefano Domenicali stepping in as CEO as of January, 2021. Carey’s achievements included the establishment of a cost cap for the first time in Formula 1 and the signing of a more equitable Concorde Agreement with the teams from 2021 to 2025. [1]

References[]

  1. ^ Cooper, Adam (23 January 2017). "Ecclestone loses position as F1 CEO, Brawn poised for new role". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Liberty completes F1 acquisition". Formula1.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ^ "News Corporation Announces Intent to Pursue Separation of Businesses to Enhance Strategic Alignment and Increase Operational Flexibility | News Corp".
  4. ^ "Carey Steps Down At News Corp". hive4media.com. January 24, 2002. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Q&A with DirecTV's Chase Carey". Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2017-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chase Carey Departs DIRECTV to Accept New Post at News Corporation; Search for Successor Is Underway". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  8. ^ News, Bloomberg (2007-04-04). "News Corp. Shareholders Accept Liberty Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  9. ^ "Carey returns to News Corp". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 2009.
  10. ^ "Rupert Murdoch endorses Carey as next in line". August 10, 2011 – via www.reuters.com.
  11. ^ O'Reilly, Lara (June 17, 2015). "Fox News boss Roger Ailes has been demoted in Murdoch shakeup -- and he's not happy about it". Business Insider Australia.
  12. ^ Robinson, Joshua (2017-01-24). "Liberty Media Names Chase Carey as Formula One CEO, Replacing Bernie Ecclestone". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-05-11.

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