{"id":392418,"date":"2026-04-22T17:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/392418\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:12:18","slug":"supercars-supremo-barclay-nettlefold-responds-to-suggestions-he-could-become-full-time-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/392418\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars supremo Barclay Nettlefold responds to suggestions he could become full-time CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

THERE is a common theory in the Supercars paddock regarding the quest to replace James Warburton as the category\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n

That is, that interim CEO Barclay Nettlefold will become the permanent CEO.<\/p>\n

Nettlefold is an ultra-successful businessman who already is chairman and co-owner of Supercars.<\/p>\n

Warburton\u2019s demise pertained to a growing divide in the desired direction to take.<\/p>\n

So, why not just hand the reins to Nettlefold? Dictatorships, per se, are known to have been a largely winning formula in motorsport whether it\u2019s been Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 or Tony Cochrane in Supercars.<\/p>\n

Plus, Nettlefold just so happens to have freed up cash and responsibility. His QMS Media business was sold to Nine Entertainment for $850 million mere weeks ago, and now per the Australian Financial Review, offers are being accepted on the MediaWorks empire he\u2019s involved in too.<\/p>\n

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Supercars has indicated it will launch a global search for its next CEO, but perhaps it already has its man in place.<\/p>\n

So, V8 Sleuth put the question to Nettlefold: would you rule out becoming the full-time chief?<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a board decision, and the board hasn\u2019t discussed that at all at this stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are doing is we are looking at the process and we\u2019ll see what candidates come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I have been a CEO in many of my businesses that I have founded and grown successfully, but at the end of the day it\u2019s really just what is right for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warburton\u2019s second stint at the helm of Supercars ended effective immediately on April 2.<\/p>\n

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