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Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell has joined Aston Martin as Group Chief Executive Officer who reports directly to Lawrence Stroll.
Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell has become the second in command at Aston Martin.
The Briton has been named the new Group Chief Technical Officer of Aston Martin, replacing former CEO Martin Whitmarsh, and he reports directly to owner Lawrence Stroll.
Cowell has been at the head of Mercedes’ F1 power unit project since 2013, and has led the creation of the team’s all-conquering 2014 turbo hybrid power unit. He left the team in June 2020.
“I would like to thank Martin who has been instrumental in our growth phase as a business,” Stroll said in Aston Martin’s press release.
“In the last three years, he has developed the team and has helped us achieve some significant milestones, including fostering our relationship with Honda and delivering our state-of-the-art AMR Technology Campus at Silverstone.
“I am delighted to welcome Andy to our team at a crucial time. Together with our works partnership with Honda, the commitment from our title partner Aramco and Andy’s leadership we are on track to become a world championship winning team.
“Andy has my full backing and will have every resource available to win,” the Canadian concluded.
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Cowell said:
“I am thrilled to join Lawrence’s exciting project and look forward to working with the talented group of people that has been assembled.
“F1 has always been my competitive passion, and I am joining Aston Martin Aramco at an exciting time with the imminent completion of the AMR Technology Campus and our transition in 2026 to a full works team with our strategic partners Honda and Aramco,” he concluded.
Whitmarsh said:
“I have known Andy for many years and brought him to Mercedes HPP in 2004 where he became Managing Director between 2013 and 2020, achieving huge success in the business and sport.
“He will be an incredible asset to Aston Martin Aramco and will make a significant contribution to the execution of our strategy going forward.
“Andy’s arrival in October and the completion of the AMR Technology Campus will allow me to step away and focus on other projects in my life, knowing that the foundations have been established with an impressive team, inspiring vision and advanced facilities to achieve success in F1,” the Briton concluded.
