Mansour Akram Ojjeh was a French Saudi Arabian-born entrepreneur who owned a part of TAG, a Luxembourg-based holding company with interests worldwide.
18 Facts About Mansour Ojjeh
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Mansour Ojjeh was at one time the owner of TAG Heuer and Farnborough Airport.
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Mansour Ojjeh was born in 1952 and was the son of the Saudi naturalized Syrian businessman Akram Mansour Ojjeh, son-in-law to Mustafa Tlass and the owner of Techniques d'Avant Garde based in Luxembourg, an investment company that was focused mainly in advanced technologies.
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Mansour Ojjeh's father was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales.
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Mansour Ojjeh's mother was French and he spent much of his childhood in France.
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Mansour Ojjeh attended American School in Paris, and graduated in 1974 with a degree in Business Administration from Menlo College in California.
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Mansour Ojjeh gained his master's degree later at Santa Clara University.
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Mansour Ojjeh was named CEO of the company founded by his father, TAG Group, which largely operates in Europe and the Middle East.
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Mansour Ojjeh originally invested in numerous sectors such as motor racing, aviation and watchmaking.
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Mansour Ojjeh assumed the presidency of the company after the death of his father, Akram Ojjeh, in 1991.
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At the first attempt to enter motorsport, Mansour Ojjeh brokered a sponsorship deal between his company TAG Group and Williams.
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Mansour Ojjeh became the company's familiar representative in the paddock, along with his younger brother Aziz.
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In 1981, Mansour Ojjeh met British businessman Ron Dennis, who was the CEO of McLaren Group which owned the McLaren racing team.
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Dennis persuaded Mansour Ojjeh to become his partner to manage McLaren racing team.
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Mansour Ojjeh agreed with Dennis terms and become the majority stakeholder for McLaren Group, owning 60 percent of the stake in the company.
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In 2015 Dennis wanted to keep Kevin Magnussen to partner Fernando Alonso in 2015, it was Mansour Ojjeh who stepped in and undermined him, forcing him to take Jenson Button instead.
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In late 2013 Mansour Ojjeh had a double lung transplant after suffering with IPF lung disease for the previous four years, returning to full health in 2014.
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Mansour Ojjeh died on the morning of 6 June 2021 at the age of 68.