In our quest to find out more about the people behind leading event industry roles and brands, we played "20 Questions" with Roger Hooker, Event Operations Director, Formula E.
One of the most inspiring and positive leaders in the event and sports event industry, Roger answered questions about his career and opened up on some aspects of his personal life, including the favourite part of his day and his guilty pleasures during lockdown!
About Roger Hooker
An international major event operations professional with a wide range of significant experience in strategic senior leadership roles as an event owner & promoter, venue operator and event services provider.
Career highlights include senior roles for the ABB Formula E FIA World Championship, the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the 1st European Olympic Games Baku, Azerbaijan, Wembley Stadium Ltd, Ascot Racecourse and at the Singapore Sports Hub.
About the ABB FIA Formula E Championship
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater racing series and one of the fastest growing sports on the planet. Consisting of some of the world’s finest drivers and greatest car manufacturers, the Championship brings close-combat, wheel-to-wheel racing to the streets of the most progressive cities.
Formula E is more than just a race. With a grid made up of all-electric cars, it's a competitive platform to test and develop road-relevant technologies, helping to refine the design of electric vehicles while promoting the uptake of clean mobility to tackle air pollution on a global scale.