Jean Todt

Jean Todt (born 25 February 1946) is a French motor sport executive. After a career as a rally co-driver he worked in motor sport management, first with Peugeot Talbot Sport, then with Scuderia Ferrari, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari from 2006 to 2008. Since 23 October 2009 he has been President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

On 29 April 2015, Jean Todt was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as his Special Envoy for Road Safety.

Under his direction, Peugeot won 4 World Rally Championship titles (drivers and manufacturers), won the Paris-Dakar Rally 4 times, and twice won the Le Mans 24 Hours. During his time at Ferrari, the Scuderia won 14 Formula One World Championship titles (drivers and manufacturers).

Life and career

Todt was born in Pierrefort, a southern Cantal village in the Auvergne region of France, the son of a Jewish doctor who fled Poland to France at the age of 17. [2] Todt was always enthusiastic about cars and motor racing. While he was graduating from the École des Dirigeants et Créateurs d'Entreprise (EDC) business school in Paris, he would spend his spare time tuning cars with a group of friends at the Madeleine garage in Asnières near Paris.