16 Facts About Chase Carey

Chase Carey was born on 22 November 1953 and is an Irish-born American executive.

Chase Carey is the former chief executive officer and executive chairman of the Formula One Group.

Chase Carey has previously worked for News Corp, DIRECTV, 21st Century Fox and Sky plc.

Chase Carey first came to work with Fox, a News Corporation holding, in 1988.

Chase Carey served as co-COO of News Corporation, along with Peter Chernin.

Chase Carey resigned as co-COO of News Corp on January 24,2002.

Chase Carey had already served on the DirecTV board of directors, and in 2003 he was appointed CEO.

At DirecTV, Chase Carey had plans to add 1 million new subscribers a year, and had met that goal when he left the company six years later.

In June 2009, it was announced that Chase Carey would be leaving DirecTV and returning to News Corp.

Chase Carey assumed the posts of President and COO that had been held by Chernin, as well as the post of Deputy Chairman.

In 2013, Chase Carey was announced as the COO of 21st Century Fox, the legal successor of News Corporation and the owner of most of its film and television properties, News Corporation's print media and Australian assets being spun off as News Corp.

In 2015, Chase Carey was reassigned as executive co-chairman, while James Murdoch became CEO.

Chase Carey resigned this position in July 2016 to become a consultant to Fox.

On 23 January 2017, Chase Carey was installed as CEO and Executive chairman of Formula One Group after Liberty Media completed their acquisition of the Formula One Group.

On September 25,2020, Liberty Media announced that Chase Carey would take on the role of non-executive chairman with Stefano Domenicali stepping in as CEO as of January, 2021.

Chase Carey's achievements included the establishment of a cost cap for the first time in Formula 1 and the signing of a more equitable Concorde Agreement with the teams from 2021 to 2025.