Geoffrey  Willis  has  joined  Red  Bull  Technology  and  will  take  on  the  role  of  Technical Director,  reporting  to  Chief  Technical  Officer,  Adrian  Newey.  The  new  appointment  is effective from 23 July 2007.

Forty-seven  year  old  Willis  has  worked  alongside  Newey  in  the  past  when  both  men were at Williams and the two men share an interest in yacht design. The Southampton born, Cambridge University graduate worked for the British America's Cup team in 1987,where he developed hull and keel designs using computational fluid dynamics. His first Formula  One  role  came  with  the  Leyton  House  team  from  where  he  joined  Newey  at Williams,  eventually  becoming  Chief  Aerodynamicist.  He  moved  to  BAR  in  2002  asTechnical Director and left the Honda team in 2006, since when he has been tending his garden.

Mark  Smith  who  has  been  Technical  Director  since  January  2006,  has  been  offered another senior position within the company.