13 March 2018, Oxford, UK: Barry Mortimer has been assigned the role of Sporting Director within the NIO Formula E Team, bolstering his current position of NIO Performance Programme Operations Director.

Barry was a new recruit to the NIO Formula E Team for the 2016/17 season and joined from Team Aguri where he was Head of Team Operations. He has a wealth of motorsport management experience and has held positions at Virgin Formula E Team as well as the Lotus and Renault F1 Teams.

Barry started with NIO as Team Manager and was promoted in March 2017 to Operations Director of the Performance Programme, running the EP9 electric supercar User Experience Programme in China. His recent appointment will see Barry adopt the role of FIA Sporting Liaison for the NIO Formula E Team.

Barry Mortimer, Operations Director, Performance Programme & Sporting Director, NIO Formula E Team comments:

“I am very proud to be accepting the title of Sporting Director for the NIO Formula E Team and adding to my continuing role of Performance Programme Operations Director. I would like to thank Gerry Hughes and the NIO Family once again for their continued support and I’m confident that our evolving structure will strengthen the NIO Formula E Team and help to achieve its goals and targets.”

Gérry Hughes, Head of Performance Programme at NIO, adds:

“I am very happy to announce that Barry Mortimer will assume the role of Sporting Director for the NIO Formula E Team from this weekend. This appointment further demonstrates our desire to build solid foundations for the future of the NIO Formula E Team as we continue to mature as an organisation. As such, I wish Barry every success in this new role; a role that I know he will relish.”