Vijay Mallya
Chairman and Managing Director
Took over the reins of the United Breweries Group in 1983 at the age of 28 and has, since then, steered the UB Group to a multinational conglomerate. A member of parliament, he is the face of the Force India F1. A rally driver in his younger days, he has invested in Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, apart from recently acquiring the Bangalore IPL franchise.

Michiel Mol
Co-owner
Dutch businessman and co-owner of the Force India team, Mol graduated in Computer Science before setting up his own software company in 1993. Later, he led a group of investors that put together a deal to buy into Spyker cars and take over the Midland F1 team. In September 2006, Mol was appointed F1 Director of Spyker for four years. On August 14, 2007, Mol left Spyker Cars as CEO amid speculation that it would be separated from Spyker F1 due to financial issues. Vijay Mallya purchased Spyker F1 in 2007 and renamed it Force India.

Colin Kolles,
Team Principal
Colin began his motorsport career in rallying in 1985, but changed his career path to work as an assistant dentist in Ingolstadt, Germany. He later established his own dental practice before becoming reacquainted with the sport in 2000 when he co-founded a Formula 3 team. In 2004, he and Alex Shnaider worked together to take the initial steps to create the Midland F1 team, leading to Colin’s appointment as managing director and team principal in 2005 after Midland’s purchase of the team. Colin continued in this role in the Spyker team and is now the team principal for Force India.

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