Overview

• Tarik Wildman was discovered dead in his villa at the gated La Virginia complex in Marbella just hours after organising the Team Shhh car rally in Italy
• Friends said he died peacefully in his sleep, but the cause remains unconfirmed pending autopsy
• Local authorities have opened an investigation and are awaiting postmortem results to determine whether natural causes were involved
• Wildman led his family’s Frederick Wildman & Sons wine exporting business, which ships French wines and champagne to the US
• A veteran vintage car enthusiast and rally driver who competed in the Monte Carlo Classic, he is survived by his wife, Susan O’Reilly, and international friends