(Autosport.com)
Former Marussia F1 Team COO Ian Philips has joined the Caterham F1 Team as their new Commercial Director. Philips in attending the Russian Grand Prix this weekend in Sochi in his new role with the Leafield based outfit.
Philips joined the Marussia F1 Team in 2011 following 19 season's with the Sahara Force India Formula One team through its various guises having joined the team as commercial director when Eddie Jordan entered the sport in 1991 with the Jordan Grand Prix Team.
Philips has a vast amount of experience working in Formula One and played an instrumental role in the Jordan team's success in the late 1990's.
In his new role within the Caterham F1 Team he will be responsible for helping to bring in new sponsors and investment opportunities for the team who were recently taken over by a Swiss/Middle Eastern consortium after Tony Fernandes sold the team earlier this season.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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