Ron Dennis

Sir Ron Dennis CBE
Dennis in 2016
British Business Ambassador for Manufacturing / Advanced Engineering
In office 2010 – 3 January 2019 Serving with Richard Olver and Robin Southwell
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Non-Executive Director for Science, Innovation and Technology
In office 22 April 2023 – 21 April 2024 Serving with Alison Wolf, Tim Peake and Melissa Di Donato
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Office established
Personal details
Born	Ronald Dennis (1947-06-01) 1 June 1947 (age 77) Woking, Surrey, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lisa ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 2008)​
Children	3
Education	Guildford Technical College
Occupation	Businessman motorsport executive
Employer	European Formula Two Rondel (1971–1973) Project Four (1976–1980) Formula One Cooper (1966–1968) Brabham (1968–1970) McLaren (1981–2008)
Title	Team Principal
Known for	Founder and CEO of McLaren Group (1985–2009, 2014–2017) Co-owner of TAG Heuer (1985–1999) Founder of Absolute Taste (1998–present) Founder and chairman of McLaren Automotive (2010–2017) Co-chair of the DIAP for the Ministry of Defence (2017–2019)

Sir Ronald Dennis (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and motorsport executive. From 1981 to 2009, Dennis served as team principal, CEO and co-owner of McLaren in Formula One, winning seven World Constructors' Championship titles between 1984 and 1998; he also served as founder, chairman and owner of McLaren Group between 1985 and 2017, where he founded McLaren Automotive in 2010.^[a]

Dennis started his career as a mechanic, before starting successful junior formulae teams Rondel Racing and then Project Four Racing, which took over the management of the McLaren team in 1980. Between 1981 and 2009, Dennis was the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team, and was instrumental in transforming the outfit into a regular world championship contender. Constructors' and drivers' world championships were won with Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen and Lewis Hamilton.

Dennis founded McLaren Cars—later known as McLaren Automotive—in 1985, producing flagship supercars such as the F1 (1992), SLR (2003, in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz) and P1 (2013). Aside from McLaren Group, he is also one of six British business persons to be an official British Business Ambassador for advanced engineering and manufacturing. Dennis is also a main trustee for Tommy's, a miscarriage help charity. He is the Global Consultant for the state-owned China Minsheng Investment Group, the chairman for the UK Summit, and also former owner of Absolute Taste. With interests in foreign trade, Dennis also became Chairman of the British East Asian Council in 2014. Before the merger with LVMH, Dennis was a major shareholder in the luxury watch maker TAG Heuer, along with his business partner, Mansour Ojjeh.
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