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Ron Dennis honoured with Prince Philip medal

McLaren's team principal Ron Dennis was last night awarded the Prince Philip Medal from HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at a prestigious awards ceremony hosted by The Royal Academy of Engineering. The Annual Awards ceremony to celebrate innovation and excellence in engineering was held at the Merchant Taylor's Hall on the evening of Monday 9 June 2008.

Ron Dennis has been a key player in the motorsports world which is seen as one of the most successful engineering industries in the UK both in Formula 1 and other divisions. Dennis took over the McLaren Formula 1 team just 16 years after entering the sport as a teenager and has led the team to nine Driver's World Championships. His entrepreneurial skills have seen him capitalise on the cutting edge technology required to compete at this level and he has created a group of high technology companies including McLaren Automotive and McLaren Electronic Systems.

Speaking about the award, Ron said: "When you look at the list of past winners, I feel flattered and honoured to have been selected for this award. In truth, though, it's an award for all who work at McLaren, not just for me."

In 1989 HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Senior Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering, agreed to the commissioning of a gold medal to be 'awarded periodically to an engineer of any nationality who has made an exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education', to be known as the Prince Philip Medal.

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