Pat Fry to join Williams F1 team in top technical role:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/pat-fry-to-join-williams-f1-team/10500993/
"... Williams has been without a technical leader since the departure of Francois-Xavier Demaison in December as part of the management shake-up that also saw team principal Jost Capito leave. ...
The 59-year-old Fry currently serves as chief technical officer of Alpine, having joined the Enstone outfit for a second stint for the start of the 2020 season.
He began his F1 career with the then-Benetton team in 1987, working on active suspension and latterly serving as a race engineer.
He joined McLaren in 1993 when Ayrton Senna was still at the Woking outfit. He worked on active suspension before it was banned and he again moved into a race engineering role, before latterly becoming chief engineer in alternate years for the 2005, 2007 and 2009 cars.
He moved to Ferrari in 2010 as assistant technical director, before working his way through a variety of roles, including head of trackside engineering and director of chassis. However, he left the team at the end of its difficult 2014 season, the first of the hybrid regulations.
Fry spent the 2016 season as an engineering consultant for Manor Racing before returning to McLaren for a brief stint in what was always acknowledged as a temporary arrangement.
His return to Enstone was announced in November 2019. It’s understood that he is still working at Alpine for the time being, however his departure will mean further changes to the management structure as the team continues to undergo a shake-up."