A1GP Makes Commercial Appointments

17 March 2008, London, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has appointed Octagon Worldwide, the global sales and marketing agency, to assist in the strategic development and co-ordination of commercial sales for the series. The operation will be based in Octagon’s London offices and members of the newly strengthened A1GP commercial team will work on a day to day basis with them.

The A1GP Commercial team cover all the parts of the world reporting to Scott Hollingsworth, Chief Commercial Officer & Regional CEO (Americas). New appointments to the team are Julian Cottam, General Manager for Commercial Development, and Tarek Mokbel, General Manager Commercial Development Asia Pacific. Cottam, who has been involved in the sport for over 25 years and worked with Prodrive and both McLaren and Renault F1 teams, will be based in London. He will be responsible for co-ordinating sales development and also work on finding new commercial partners for the series. Mokbel will manage sales development and partnerships across Asia Pacific region from the Singapore office. He has recently been working for Motorsport Asia and has also worked for Blackrock Sports Marketing on sponsorship acquisition for golf, rugby and motorsport.

A1GP South African office based Simon Robinson, who has worked for the series since 2005, in line with the regionalisation of the series is now General Manager Commercial Development Middle East and Africa, while Stewart Bain, who works from the London offices of both A1GP and Octagon, is General Manager Commercial Development Europe.

Notes to Editors
For additional information about A1GP including ticket sales and television viewing times and a full list of international broadcast partners, please visit A1GP.com.

ABOUT A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT
Launched in March 2004, the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is more than just another racing phenomenon; it's an entirely new concept. Pitting driver against driver and country against country for the first time in history, A1GP brings together 22 nations to compete as equals, without financial or technological advantage.

With three days of on-track action, an A1GP event offers a rare opportunity for fans to interact with teams and drivers. Exclusively inclusive, A1GP brings the thrill of international motorsport to billions of fans across the globe.

Now entering its third season and taking in a mix of established world-famous venues plus exciting new state-of-the-art facilities and tight twisty street circuits, A1GP promises to deliver high-speed adrenalin fuelled action at every turn.

This season’s fixture list is as follows:

Date
Event

1) 30 September 2007
A1GP Zandvoort, The Netherlands

2) 14 October 2007
A1GP Brno, Czech Republic

3) 25 November 2007
A1GP Sepang, Malaysia

4) 16 December 2007
A1GP Zhuhai, China

5) 20 January 2008
A1GP Taupo, New Zealand

6) 3 February 2008
A1GP Sydney, Australia

7) 24 February 2008
A1GP Durban, South Africa

8) 16 March 2008
A1GP Mexico City, Mexico

9) 13 April 2008
A1GP Shanghai, China

10) 4 May 2008
A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain

Source: A1GP World Cup of Motorsport

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