LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres is to join retired four-times Formula One world champion Alain Prost in leading Formula E's Global Advisory Board, the electric motor racing series announced on Monday. The board is made up of leading names from various sectors to advise on topics such as sustainability, the media and business. Members include Formula E founder Alejandro Agag, the chairman of Chinese telecoms company SINA Charles Chao, Jaguar Land Rover's chief marketing officer Gerd Mauser, and former McLaren F1 team boss Martin Whitmarsh. Brazil's reigning Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi and Swiss private bank Julius Baer's head of global sponsoring Marco Parroni are also on the board. Formula E, a city-based series sanctioned by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), starts its fourth season in Hong Kong on Dec. 2.

Source: The Star November 27, 2017 15:11 UTC