FORMER WILLIAMS F1 SENIOR EXECUTIVE JOINS KARTING AUSTRALIA BOARD

Karting Australia's new Marketing Director Chris Styring

Long-time Marketing, Brand and Commercial Manager Chris Styring has been elected to the Board as Marketing Director at Karting Australia’s Annual General Meeting.

Styring, who has formerly held roles in the Williams F1 team, Ford Motor Company (Australia) and Tennis Australia, brings a wealth of knowledge to the skills-based Board of Directors. He currently heads up the Sports & Entertainment Division of Sweeney Research.

Styring brings extensive knowledge of motorsport and marketing to the Board having worked with some of the world’s best known marks such as BMW, Renault, Kia, Ford, Michelin, RBS, HP, Lacoste, Rolex and Rip Curl.

“We welcome Chris to the Karting Australia Board and look forward to the experience he will bring to the sport,” said Karting Australia Chairman Mick Doohan.

“As a sport, we are entering a whole new era and believe Chris’ understanding of the motorsport landscape and associated brands will assist us greatly in taking karting in Australia to a whole new level.”

In addition to Styring’s appointment, incumbent Administration Director Melissa Holzberger was re-appointed for a further three-year term.

Styring and Holzberger sit alongside fellow Directors Mick Doohan (Competition), Bradley Collins (Technical), Craig Denton (Operations) and Phil Smith (Finance) on the six-person Karting Australia Board.

At the first meeting of the new Board Doohan was unanimously re-appointed as Chairman.

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Background – AKA Ltd trading as Karting Australia.
On 1 September 2013, the Australian Karting Association Inc., moved from a federated structure to a modern governance model of a Company limited by guarantee.

The Australian Karting Association Ltd, trading as Karting Australia, is now fully empowered to control and run the sport of karting in Australia with authority from the FIA delegated through CAMS. A six-person Board under the Chair of five-time MotoGP World Champion Mick Doohan now runs karting in Australia.