Performance Insights appoints Chris Hughes as Managing Director to support business growth

Performance Insights, the specialist curators of leadership and business insights from the world of Formula 1™ motor racing, is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Hughes as Managing Director.  

Reporting to CEO Mark Gallagher, the MD role has been established to support the continued growth and evolution of Performance Insights at an exciting juncture for the business. Chris will work closely with the company’s Head of F1 Talent Debbie Price who has led growth in key markets since joining the business in 2021. 

Chris has an impressive track record and enviable reputation in international motorsport having held team, brand, and agency roles in two- and four-wheeled racing across an almost 25-year career. He has helped brands – including Toyota, Bridgestone, Hyundai and Komatsu - to activate motorsport programmes globally – as well as holding influential leadership roles at agencies SQN and rEvolution. 

Having started his career as a public relations and communications specialist, Chris understands how to develop engaging narratives to suit different audiences, a skill that is ideally suited to Performance Insights’ unique offering. 

Since the company’s inception in 2012, Performance Insights has curated captivating and compelling content from its trusted portfolio of industry experts to educate, inspire and entertain audiences across public and corporate events worldwide.  

“It is a great pleasure to welcome Chris to Performance Insights as we expand our existing business with clients globally, and develop it further within the sport,” said CEO and Founder Mark Gallagher. “To attract someone of Chris’s calibre to our organisation is a testament to our business goals and ambition. The wealth of his experience in Formula 1 and other forms of motorsport is formidable, offering team, sponsor, brand, rights holder, and agency perspectives. I am excited at this next chapter of Performance Insights, as we curate meaningful and inspirational content from the high-performance world of Formula 1™ for our international agency and corporate client networks.” 

“I am grateful to Mark for bestowing on me the privilege of becoming Managing Director of Performance Insights,” commented Chris Hughes. “It is an exciting new challenge yet feels like a natural next step for me after holding team, brand and agency roles over the course of my career. Mark has created something very special in Performance Insights with a unique proposition, an exceptional team and a trusted network of industry experts. I look forward to helping the business grow and evolve into the next chapter with plenty of incredible developments already in the pipeline.”  

About Performance Insights

Performance Insights brings expert content from the world of Formula 1 motor racing into corporate, public and media events worldwide. Working in collaboration with agencies, event management companies and end clients, we have built a carefully selected portfolio of experts who offer unique perspectives from inside the world’s most high-technology sport.

Our network includes drivers, team principals, technical leaders, data scientists and performance coaches, giving audiences rare access to first-hand experience at the pinnacle of motorsport. Their expertise spans topics including high-performance leadership, teamwork, data-driven decision making, risk management, innovation and continuous improvement – all tailored to engage, educate and inspire.

From conferences, meetings and exhibitions through to webinars and podcasts, we have delivered impactful content across every event format. Since launching in 2012, Performance Insights has brought Formula 1 expertise to audiences in Europe, the Americas, the Gulf, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

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