81. Jefferson Slack

Jefferson Slack has more than two decades of experience in athlete management, sports investments and content creation and distribution. He was Senior Vice President, Global Football at IMG for 5 years. running the global football business including leading the development of the Indian Super League and the partnership with the Chinese Super League.

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Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Wasserman Media Group in Europe. At that time, he joined Wasserman after four years serving as CEO of FC Internazionale, (Inter Milan). Jeff has led, built, developed and executed numerous football sponsorship and marketing deals at top levels.

With Aston Martin continuing to be one of the world’s most iconic and instantly recognisable brands,
Jefferson Slack is primed to leverage the legendary identity in its new era in Formula One.

I believe this is one of the most exciting commercial opportunities, not just in Formula 1, but in the whole sports industry.
We are looking to build an iconic new sports brand in the Aston Martin F1 team, and in the process, we believe we will create a unique global marketing platform for other brands and partners.

Jefferson Slack

Jefferson Slack joined the Racing Point F1 Team ahead of Aston Martin rebrand, with a CV that features 30 years of experience across the sports industry. He managed basketball star Jordan’s marketing activities before moving into sports private equity with the Hicks, Muse firm.

He later became the first American CEO of the Italian football club Inter Milan, and also boasts sports agency experience with Wasserman and IMG, and has spent time as a commercial adviser in the two-wheel arena with Dorna, the commercial rights holder for MotoGP.

Jefferson Slack is responsible for all commercial and marketing activities as the team seeks to build a successful operation on and off the track.

Under his stewardship, the team plans to build a world-class commercial and marketing team to fully unlock the potential of the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team.

With the arrival of Cognizant as Title Partner, the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team is growing a diverse group of partners to be a part of the AMCF1 family.