CTO & Marine Race Director, Persico
Mark Somerville
Mark Somerville is CTO and Marine Race Director of Persico. Originally from Auckland New Zealand where he studied and sailed competitively before leaving New Zealand to lead high profile race teams. Mark has been involved in nine Americas Cup Campaigns, Oracle Racing for ten years, Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa to name a few which resulted in two successful wins of the old mug. He also has six Whitbread, Volvo campaigns giving four successful results before landing in Italy to join Persico Marine.