Paul Hembery

Paul Hembery
Born(1966-03-21)21 March 1966
Yeovil, Somerset, England
OccupationMotorsport director

Paul Hembery (born 21 March 1966)[1] is a British engineer the former Motorsport Director and then Latin America Executive Director of Pirelli.[2] He was first employed in the tyre industry in research and development, later becoming involved in commercial work. Hembery has also worked as a CEO of Pirelli Asia Pacific and has been involved in the World Rally Championship and Formula One racing series.

Biography

Hembery was born in Yeovil. His first job was working in the tyre industry for 20 years, working in research and development and later working in a commercial role.[3] He was first employed by Pirelli in 1992. Hembery has worked as the CEO of Pirelli Asia Pacific[4] and currently works in the supply of controlling tyres in the World Rally Championship and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series since 2008 and has also become involved in Pirelli's operation in Formula One since the company supplied tyres to F1 teams at the start of the 2011 season.[5] From 15 March 2017, Hembery became president of Pirelli LatAM but continued to maintain overall supervision of Pirelli's motor racing activities.[6] Hembery left Pirelli in December 2019 and took up employment with various businesses across the United Kingdom and the United States. He also founded ULU.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Biography Paul Hembery – Pirelli Motorsport Director". pirelli.com. Pirelli. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Luke (7 March 2017). "Paul Hembery handed new Pirelli role amid management reshuffle". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Global Competitiveness Forum: Paul Hembery". Global Competitiveness Forum. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ^ Humphreys, Dave (22 July 2011). "Interview with Paul Hembery, Pirelli F1 Motorsport Director". beepbeep.ie. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Paul Hembery". F1 Pulse. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. ^ Noble, Jonathan (7 March 2017). "Pirelli reshuffles F1 structure as Hembery gets new job". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ Wiggan, Dylan (23 March 2020). "ULU helping U love U, the story of a new CBD company". Bristol Post. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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