Jonny Dodge

Jonny Dodge (born 30 June 1982) is a British F1, events and aviation entrepreneur, and founder of the Dodgeball Rally.

For the British Army officer, see Johnnie Dodge.

Jonny Dodge F1Rocks.

Early life and education

Dodge was born in Dorset, and grew up in Wincanton, England. He is the son of a furniture maker. Dodge gained a first class Hons Degree in Product Design at The University of Plymouth, followed by a master's degree at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London in the early 2000s.

Career

After graduation Dodge went on to organise a boat rally called The BladeRun. He went on to work on the Gumball 3000, and then invested in the Mayfair based nightclub Aura Mayfair with his business partner Tony Fernandes.[1] In January 2011, Madonna held talk on investing in the club after her numerous visits and meetings with owners.[2]

Dodgeball Rally started in 2009 and is a bi-annual supercar rally in several European countries.[3] Dodge also founded Concours d'Elegance at the Hurlingham Club, and hosted parties with celebrities such as Jimmy Choo[4]

Dodge's F1 career started in 2010 when he put on Grand Prix Ball at Hurlingham Club prior to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his company GP Management also ran F1 Rocks parties in several countries, with artists such as Eminem, Jessie J, and Jay Kay.[5]

Personal life

Dodge was married to British entrepreneur and angel investor Cassandra Jayne Harris following their wedding at Winchester Cathedral on 22 October 2016.[6]

References
  1. "Private members club Aura reopens following refurbishment = date=11 September 2009". Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. "Madonna wants to become nightclub owner". The Daily Telegraph. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. "Dodgeball Rally". Top Gear. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. "Stylo comes to London". The Star. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. Telford, William (16 July 2018). "The million-dollar empires of Plymouth's global business big-shots". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. "The Guy who loves me". The Metro. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.