Cadillac has confirmed the signing of a major figure it has hailed as a "visionary" that it is confident will take the fledgling F1 team to the next level behind the scenes.
Tyler Epp, who served as the president of the Miami Grand Prix since 2022, will lead Cadillac's commercial operations globally in the newly found role of global head of commercial strategy.
Under Epp's leadership, the race was delivered to sold-out crowds at the Hard Rock Stadium and generated four of the five largest live U.S. TV audiences in F1 history. Epp also negotiated a new contract extension for the grand prix through to 2041.
"We could not have found a better leader and visionary to build out the commercial arm of our team,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of the Cadillac F1 team.
"His work shaping the Miami Grand Prix into one of the marquee events on the Formula 1 calendar demonstrates his unique command of the sport domestically and worldwide."
Epp has a strong racing background after previously working as general manager of Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Sprint Cup race team, and director of team operations and business development at Chip Ganassi Racing.
"I’ve spent so much of my career in racing, and the past several years helping redefine what American motorsports can be," said Epp.
"I can’t think of a more exciting and promising opportunity to galvanise our sport in the United States and beyond than this one.
"Cadillac is poised to become a global force in F1 that’s rooted in American tradition and ingenuity. I’m incredibly proud to join this effort from the very beginning."
Epp also spent eight years with the Kansas City Chiefs, first as the team’s vice president of business development and then executive vice president of business operations, whilst he was also senior vice president of business development for the San Diego Padres.
Praising Epp's credentials, team principal Graeme Lowdon said: "It requires incredible leadership to successfully build a team from the ground up, and it takes someone exceptional to execute the type of vision and ambitions we have for the Cadillac Formula 1 team.
"Tyler has a proven track record of cultivating organisations that set the standard in Formula 1, and I’m confident his operational expertise will be a critical asset to our organisation."
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