Management
Adam Parr, Chief Executive Officer
A graduate of Eton and Cambridge, Adam Parr trained and practiced as a barrister in London but spent most of his 20-year career before Williams in finance and industry. He worked in the UK, Japan, South Africa and Australia for Barclays Bank and then Rio Tinto before joining Williams in 2006. Adam lives in Oxford with his French wife and their two sons.
Alex Burns, Chief Operating Officer
As the team's Chief Operating Officer, Alex Burns plays a vital role in the operational management of the company as well as the improvement of operational methods and deliverability at Grove.
Most of Alex's career before joining Williams F1 was in the aerospace industry. When he left school he joined Westland Helicopters on an undergraduate training scheme that gave him work experience in a variety of production and design areas. He obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and later joined Meggitt plc.
Alex held a number of positions at Meggitt, one of which was Engineering Director of Meggitt Aeropspace Components, working on a variety of civil, military and space projects including the Ariane 4 & 5 satellite launch vehicles. As Project Director of Meggitt Mobrey he led a substantial business change program resulting in increased sales and profitability.
He gained an MBA at Cranfield University and then became Managing Director of Meggitt Electronic Components, working in the automotive and medical industries.
Initially joining Williams as General Manager in 2002, Alex's pivotal role in managing all aspects of the factory and the car production process meant that he played a fundamental role in the establishment of the business's executive forum, the Senior Management Group. In 2004, Alex was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Alex lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Vicki, and their four young children.
Jane Moffat, General Counsel
Jane is the most recent appointment to Williams' Senior Management Group, having taken up the post of General Counsel in late 2007. A multi-lingual Australian, Jane read law at the Australian National University, Canberra, following a first degree in English & Art History.
Admitted as a solicitor to practice in Australia in 1998, Jane's first career role was serving as an Associate to Justice Brian Tamberlin in the Federal Court of Australia. In 1999, Jane joined leading Sydney law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, as an associate specialising in corporate, telecoms and competition law. Two yeas later, in 2001, Jane took up a post with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, working from their offices in London, Brussels and Rome as a senior associate, building on her experience in anti-trust and commercial law. During this period, Jane also graduated from King's College, London with a Masters with distinction in European Community Law. Jane lives in Oxford with her Italian husband and their young son.
