Jim Wright Email & Phone Number

Marlow, Gb

Indianapolis, In, Us

Marlow, Gb

Anglo Svenska is a niche marketing company that has grown from providing sponsorship and marketing services to the professional motorsport industry, principally in Formula 1 and Formula E in to a more rounded, multi-disciplined organisation that provides a range of commercial services to a number of rights holders and brand owners principally in a sports marketing context but more recently across a wider commercial landscape including non-profit organisations.

Responsible for Mahindra Formula E Team commercial matters, reporting to Team Principal Dilbagh Gill

Richmond, Surrey, Gb

First commercial hire for new Formula 1 team created when the FIA opened up the F1 World Championship to new entrants. Had to raise substantive ( tens of millions of dollars ) sponsorship funds within a six month timeframe yo make Virgin Racing a reality and achieved this target with team lining up at 2010 season opener in Bahrain showing eight sponsors new to the sport. Set up a department consisting of sponsorship sales, partner marketing, hospitality and merchandising & licensing from scratch and joined Board in September 2009 at invitation of shareholders. Brought further sponsorship to the team and completed the creation of an industry standard commercial department with minimal budget.

Recruited by Gerhard Berger following his puchase of a 50% shareholding in the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team.Established new commercial department for the team and negotiated partner and supplier agreements. Recruited other staff members and worked alonside Gerhard Berger and Franz Tost to establish the team as a Grand Prix winner within three seasons.

Grove, Oxfordshire, Gb

Originally recruited as Head of Sponsorship to work on F1 and Touring Car sponsorship acquisition for Frank Williams. After 14 months, promoted to Head of Sponsorship & Marketing to lead all commercial and marketing activity for the team. Secured and retained multi million dollars of sponsorship, promotional and licensing deals and together with a team of dedicated professionals the majority of whom were recruited to their positions by Jim Wright, established the Williams commercial team as one of the best in the F1 paddock. Innovative sponsorship deals with BMW and Niquitin were indicative of the strength of the Williams brand proposition as were the lengths of many partnerships. Invited to serve on management board with shareholders Frank Williams and Patrick Head and four other key personnel from engineering and finance.