Carmelo Ezpeleta joined Dorna in 1991 as director of the motorsport department, just after the company had acquired the television broadcast rights of the motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship. He then became CEO of Dorna in 1994, and in 1998 became a Managing Director and a shareholder.

Born in Barcelona, Carmelo’s educational background was in engineering and in the early 1970s he was offered the opportunity to oversee the construction and promotion of Calafat Circuit. He then became director of the facility from 1974 to 1978, before moving to Madrid to become the director of Jarama Circuit. At the same time, Carmelo also managed the sporting activities of the Real Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), which included the Ford-RACE team with Carlos Sainz at the helm in the World Rally Championship in 1987 and 1988.

After a decade as Director of Jarama Circuit, Carmelo returned to Barcelona as an executive director of the consortium managing the construction of the now iconic Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as becoming Sporting Director of the RACC (Reial Automòbil Club de Catalunya). Thereafter, he joined Dorna Sports.

Carmelo was a key figure in creating the new era of close collaboration between the FIM, IRTA and Dorna in the early 1990s thanks to new agreements between all parties, laying the foundations for MotoGP™ going forward. He then led the management buyout only a few years thereafter and has since overseen the biggest steps forward in the history of the sport, including the introduction of the MotoGP™️ era, the increased and increasing sustainability of the paddock, and the long-term evolution of the technical regulations to create the close competition now enjoyed by both manufacturers and Independent Teams.

Alongside his commitment to creating an environment in which all stakeholders can thrive, Carmelo is a staunch advocate for rider safety. Having spearheaded the beginnings of the safety revolution that began more than thirty years ago, he remains hands on in the Safety Commission, meeting with riders at every Grand Prix as the sport continues to push to make MotoGP™️ better, and safer, than ever.

His passion for sports also goes beyond MotoGP™, and alongside being an amateur motorcycle rider and car driver, Carmelo stood out as a skilled amateur pelota (Jai Alai) player. He was a five-time Jai Alai champion of Spain with the Catalan team and twice champion of Catalonia, representing Spain in various international tournaments.

Enrique Aldama joined Dorna in 1998 as a shareholder and Managing Director before becoming COO/CFO in 2001. He is responsible for General Organization, Legal, Finance, Administration, Technology and Corporate Development activities at Dorna.

Born in Madrid, Aldama studied a degree in Business and Administration at the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros de Madrid (CUNEF) before beginning his career working for Banesto in New York. From there he moved to the bank’s Madrid Headquarters, working for the International and Corporate Banking Area until he later became an M&A Director.

He then become a Senior Asset Director at the Corporación Industrial y Financiera Banesto (Banesto’s industrial holding), responsible for the investment portfolio of which Dorna formed part. He then joined Dorna in 1998 and became COO/CFO not long thereafter, taking on his current role in 2001.

Carlos Ezpeleta joined Dorna Sports as an intern in 2007, took on a full-time role in 2013 and has since worked his way to Chief Sporting Officer, directly responsible for the Sporting and Technical areas of the Championships as well as overseeing activities in the Promoters, Operations and Talent Promotion departments.

Carlos studied at the International College of Spain before his passion for both sports and motorsport business guided him towards a double degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. During university, he combined studying with four-wheeled racing, taking part in the Spanish Endurance Championship, which he won in 2012, as well as achieving consecutive titles in the GSeries ice-racing championship in 2017 and 2019.

Carlos has had extensive experience in the different areas of MotoGP™, beginning in 2007 as an intern assisting with TV footage of incidents for Race Control. During his university years he shifted to the technical area of the Championship, becoming involved with scrutineering, and then started working for Dorna full-time in 2013 as the coordinator of the Medical Team and Safety Car driver. Directing the Sporting Department since 2017, Carlos was then named a Managing Director of the company in 2020.

In 2021, his title changed to Chief Sporting Officer. Carlos is directly responsible for the Sporting and Technical areas of the Championships as well as overseeing activities in the Promoters, Operations and Talent Promotion departments, where some of his duties include being the Dorna representative liaising and reaching consensus with the other Governing Bodies of the World Championship (FIM, IRTA, MSMA), mediating in the Grand Prix Commission, and overseeing any matters related to the MotoGP™ regulations.

Dan Rossomondo became Chief Commercial Officer of Dorna Sports in 2023. He leads the Media Rights, Global Commercial Partnerships and Digital Business teams.

After gaining his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown and then an MBA from New York University, Dan’s career began in advertising sales at Madison Square Garden and has since taken him to IMG, Time Warner Global Media, the NBA and now, Dorna Sports.

At the NBA, Dan worked across a range of different business lines, both domestically and internationally, and was responsible for substantial growth across sponsorship, media, global attractions, licensing, and retail. He and his team negotiated agreements across an array of NBA properties and oversaw sales relationships with Walt Disney and Warner Media Discovery, as well as rights holders across the world.

From his role as Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships and Media at the NBA, Dan moved to become Chief Commercial Officer of Dorna Sports in 2023.