World Champions 2025 Special - Welcoming Louise McEwen is Chief Marketing Officer at McLaren Racing, where she leads the global brand narrative, visual identity and commercial strategy for the team’s racing operations.

But beyond branding and sponsorships, Louise is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion across motorsport. As part of McLaren’s pioneering inclusion efforts, she’s helped drive the creation of McLaren Next & Engaged Programmes to open up motorsport and STEM-related careers to under-represented and under-privileged groups.

Louise consistently emphasises that opportunities in motorsport shouldn’t be limited to the cockpit: “to be world-championship material and high-performance, you need different thoughts and perspectives” and she works to make sure roles across brand, marketing, engineering, commercial and beyond are open to all talents.

On a personal and symbolic level, 2025 saw Louise alongside her McLaren colleagues standing on the podium. At the Miami Grand Prix she accepted McLaren’s constructors’ trophy as part of the winning team, becoming one of the few women to stand on an F1 podium a visible testament to her dual role both behind the scenes and front-of-house for McLaren’s success.

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Stephanie Travers is a trailblazing engineer and leader in motorsport, currently serving as the Senior Impact Manager at Mission 44, the charitable foundation created by Sir Lewis Hamilton to foster a more inclusive education system and empower underserved communities.

She also held leadership roles with Team X44, Hamilton’s Extreme E team, including Deputy Team Principal, and previously served as an Associate Sporting Director.

Beginning her career with a strong academic foundation in chemical engineering (BEng from the University of Bradford, MSc from Imperial College London), Stephanie held early roles in asset management at BASF before pursuing a breakthrough opportunity. Out of over 7,000 applicants, she was selected as a Trackside Fluid Engineer for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, where she co-managed the Petronas Trackside Laboratory.

In 2020, she made motorsport history at the Styrian Grand Prix, becoming the first woman of colour to ever stand on an F1 podium, receiving the Constructors’ trophy alongside Lewis Hamilton—a milestone Lewis himself celebrated as profoundly important for representation in the sport.

She also supports organisations such as Driven By Us, a community-led organisation dedicated to empowering ethnic minorities and women of colour in motorsport and automotive industries. Through mentoring, speaking, and advocacy, Stephanie amplifies DBU’s mission of creating safe spaces, increasing access, and inspiring the next generation through role models from within the community.

Stephanie continues to inspire through her leadership roles, keynote speaking, and community engagement. From her historic podium with Lewis Hamilton to her leadership at X44 and advocacy with Mission 44 and Driven By Us, she embodies the change needed to ensure motorsport reflects the diversity of the world around it.

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Denzel Manyande, an accomplished freelance consultant who specializes in operations and logistics. Denzel has built a reputation for transforming ideas into reality with precision whether it’s through event management, project delivery, or supply chain execution. His hands-on, detail-oriented approach makes him a trusted partner for organizations looking to deliver flawlessly from design all the way through to execution.

Denzel’s expertise covers three key areas

Operational Strategy and Management—he develops KPI-driven frameworks, coordinates suppliers and venues, plans delivery routes, and ensures seamless security and communication throughout.

Project and Event Delivery—he guides full project lifecycles, from concept design and budgeting to tracking deliverables and managing change.

Workforce and Volunteer Coordination—he recruits, schedules, and deploys staff and volunteers, while also designing recognition schemes to keep teams motivated and high-performing.

What makes Denzel’s approach unique is his personal involvement from start to finish. He brings passion, precision, and adaptability to every engagement. Whether it’s a fast-paced environment or a complex operational challenge, Denzel has the flexibility to bring in specialist support when needed, all while maintaining close attention to detail and a collaborative working style.

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