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ZAK BROWN Founder & Chief Executive OfficerZak Brown launched JMI in 1995 and remains its guiding force. A recognizedleader in the global motorsports industry, Brown is credited with playing akey role in the historic movement that successfully lifted NASCAR’s 50-plusyearban on spirits sponsorship in racing in 2005. Brown is acknowledged as aPromo magazine ‘Marketer of the Year,’ a member of SportsBusiness Journal’s‘Forty Under 40’ Hall of Fame, BusinessF1 magazine’s ‘Formula One Power List’and the Charlotte Observer’s annual ‘NASCAR’s Power List.’JON FLACK Chief Operating Officer and President, AmericasAs COO, Jon Flack oversees JMI’s operational performance and managesits global services groups of Marketing Communications and Strategy &Consultancy. As President, Americas, Jon provides leadership to ClientServices and Partnership Development of the Americas business. Flack’sexperience includes positions with SBC Communications and the ConsecoCorporation where he gained experience managing sponsorships involvingthe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Football League(NFL), Conseco Fieldhouse, IndyCar Series and NASCAR.DAVID WEBB President, InternationalDavid Webb is responsible for JMI’s International business, which covers ClientServices and Partnership Development activities outside the Americas. Webbhas extensive experience in sports marketing and comes to JMI from the RoyalBank of Scotland (RBS), where he served as the Head of Group Brand andMarketing. He was previously Head of Sponsorship at RBS, managing its titlepartnership with Williams F1 as well as the RBS 6 Nations rugby and many ofRBS’s golf sponsorships.KEVIN THIMJON Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative OfficerKevin Thimjon is responsible for managing the Financial, Human Resourcesand Information Technology activities for JMI. He has more than 20 years offinancial management experience and a substantial record of success.Thimjon is a certified public accountant and has held a number of seniorexecutive positions, including President and Chief Financial Officer ofBell Industries and Chief Financial Officer of the Systems Integration Unitof Stanley Security Solutions.WESLEY ZIRKLE Executive Vice President & General CounselWesley Zirkle serves as JMI’s in-house counsel and primary legal advisor. Heis an expert in the field of motorsports law and has negotiated some of thelargest and most complex transactions in the industry. His previous experienceas an attorney includes five years at CMG Worldwide, a leading intellectualproperty management and marketing agency representing icons such asJames Dean, George Patton, Marilyn Monroe and I NY.MANAGEMENT TEAMTim BamptonSenior Vice PresidentMarketing CommunicationsDebbie CampbellHead of Account TransitionPat CulleitonSenior DirectorFinance & OperationsPaula DavisSenior DirectorHuman ResourcesMikel HartmanSenior Vice PresidentClient Services, AmericasBryan KryderHead of IdeationMatthew MarshSenior Vice PresidentPartnership Development, AsiaGreg NordhoffCorporate ControllerEric PinkhamVice PresidentPartnership Development, AmericasClive RichardsSenior Vice PresidentPartnership Development, EMEAAled ReesSenior Vice PresidentStrategy & ConsultancyKevin WarnerHead of Event MarketingDan WieringaSenior DirectorInformation TechnologyBOARD OF DIRECTORSAndrew Armstrong, Jr., Spire CapitalZak Brown, JMIBruce Hernandez, Spire Capital, ChairmanJeff MacDonald, Credit SuisseDavid Schaible, Spire CapitalAndrew Scott, WPPGLOBAL ADVISORY BOARDWilliam HanniganFormer President & Chief Operating Officer, AT&TJohn HodgsonFormer Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing &Sales Officer, DuPontKent HusseyFormer Chief Executive Officer & Board Member,Spectrum BrandsMichael ListerFormer Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,Jackson Hewitt Tax ServiceRobert MalcolmFormer President, Global Marketing, Sales &Innovation, Diageo plcBryan MossFormer President, Gulfstream AerospaceMike O’DriscollFormer Managing Director, Jaguar67