Mansour Ojjeh
Mansour Akram Ojjeh (25 September 1952 – 6 June 2021) (Arabic: مَنْصُور أَكْرَم عُجَّة, romanized: Manṣūr ʾAkram ʿUjjah) was a French Saudi Arabian-born[1] entrepreneur[2] who owned part of TAG, a Luxembourg-based holding company with interests worldwide. Ojjeh was the CEO of TAG, which owns 14.32% of the McLaren Group,[3] assets of which include McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Formula One team since the 1970s and 2000s.
He was at one time the owner of TAG Heuer and Farnborough Airport. He also owned 10% of the upmarket jewellers Asprey and Garrard.[4]
Early life and education[]
Ojjeh was born in 1952 and was the son of Syrian born Saudi businessman Akram Ojjeh, son-in-law to Mustafa Tlass. His mother was French and he spent much of his childhood in France. He attended schools in the United States, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Business Administration from Menlo College in California.[5][6]
Health issues[]
In late 2013 Ojjeh had a double lung transplant after suffering with IPF lung disease for the previous four years, returning to full health in 2014.[7]
Ojjeh died on the morning of 6 June 2021 at the age of 68.[8][9] McLaren paid tribute to him with his name on the team's car and team cap in the 2021 French Grand Prix.
References[]
- ^ "Mansour Ojjeh". RichList 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ List of companies related to Mansour Ojjeh – http://www.flixens.com/director/mansour-akram-ojjeh
- ^ "Full details of Shareholders". companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Reece, Damian (13 July 2003). "The billionaire widow toying with Cordiant". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "People: Mansour Ojjeh". F1 News. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Doing Global Business". Menlo College. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan. "McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh recovering from lung transplant". autosport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ McLaren Racing announces death of shareholder Mansour Ojjeh, 68
- ^ "Mansour Ojjeh, 25 September 1952 – 6 June 2021". www.mclaren.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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