Zak Brown
Zak Brown | |
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Championship titles | |
1988–90 | International Kart Federation |
Awards | |
2013–2019 2012 2012 2012 2005 2010 1994 1992 1986 | Formula One Power List NASCAR Power List Formula One Power List Sports Business Journal's 'Forty under 40' Promo Magazine 'Marketer of the Year' Jim Trueman Award RFA Promising Young Star AARWB Sports Car Driver GCKS Rookie of the Year |
Occupation | Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing |
Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) Brown raced professionally around the world for ten years before developing his skills in motorsport's business and commercial worlds.
Brown co-founded and co-owns
Brown has been recognised by a range of industry bodies and publications, including the Paddock Magazine F1 Power List[8] and his induction into the Sports Business Journal "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame, where he has been listed three times.[9][10] He was named Promo Marketer of the Year by PROMO Magazine,[11] and JMI has appeared five times in Inc. Magazine's "Inc 500" annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.[12]
Career
In racing
Brown began his racing career in karting in 1986, winning 22 races in 5 seasons from 1986 to 1990. He moved to Europe where his first win was in Formula Ford 1600 at England's Donington Park. In the 1992 Formula Opel-Lotus Benelux Series Brown secured top-ten finishes in each of the season's races. The following year Brown finished 4th in the series.
Brown has competed on both sides of the Atlantic, contesting North America's
race in 1996.In 1997 Brown finished second in the GT2 category in the 24 Hours at Daytona with Roock Racing in a factory-supported Porsche 911 GT2.[14] He also finished second in the 1997 12 Hours of Sebring.[15]
2000s and beyond
Brown took a sabbatical from professional racing between 2001–2005 to concentrate on JMI. In 2006 he returned to the track with an entry in the
In 2009 Brown and
In 2013 Brown competed in a full season of the
Management roles
In 1995, he founded Just Marketing International (JMI),[25] which grew to become the largest motorsport marketing agency in the world. In 2013, JMI was acquired by CSM,[26] a division of Chime Communications Limited,[27] and Brown became the company's CEO. He relinquished that position in the winter of 2016 to focus on his responsibilities with McLaren.[28]
United Autosports
United Autosports also operates a Historic Division, restoring, preparing and managing a range of historic sportscars and F1 race cars, some from Brown's own collection, as well as for customers.[33] These compete globally at such events as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion,[34] the Silverstone Classic,[35] Monaco Historics, Le Mans Classic,[36] Spa Classic,[37] Nürburgring Old Timers, and Goodwood Festival of Speed.[38]
In 2021, United Autosports entered the inaugural
McLaren Racing
On November 21, 2016, Brown was announced as executive director of McLaren Technology Group.[41] On April 10, 2018, Brown became the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing as part of an operational restructure of the McLaren Group.[42][43] As CEO, Brown has overall responsibility for the business, including strategic direction, operational performance, marketing and commercial development.
Quadrant Esports Ltd
As of January 2024, United Autosports Ltd (which Brown co-owns) is listed as a shareholder in Quadrant Esports Ltd (a gaming, content creation and apparel brand founded by Lando Norris).[44][45]
Personal life
Brown is Jewish and was raised in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA.[46][47] He is married and has two sons, McGuire and Maxwell, and lives in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Brown is an avid collector of historical documents and sporting memorabilia, as well as both road and racing cars.[48] His car collection is primarily housed in the workshop of United Autosports, the sports car team Brown jointly owns with Richard Dean.[49]
The collection includes:
- Ayrton Senna's 1991 Monaco Grand Prix-winning McLaren MP4/6
- Dale Earnhardt's 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR stock car
- Porsche 959 modified by Canepa
- Porsche 962, chassis 120
- Jaguar XJR-10
- McLaren Speedtail Pre-Production 1 (PP1), painted in Sienna Black
- Ferrari F50, painted in Giallo Modena yellow
- McLaren M8D
- Mika Hakkinen's 2001 British Grand Prix winning MP4/16
- Nigel Mansell's 1993 IndyCar Series title-winning Lola T93/00
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- ^ Tripp Mickle, Staff Writer (October 25, 2013). "London-Based Chime Communications Acquires Just Marketing Int'l For $76M". Sports Business daily. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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- ^ "United Autosports Historic Motorsport". United Autosports. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "962 Win for United Austosports at Monterey". .Historic Racing News. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "United Autosports parades former British Grand Prix race winner in Silverstone classic". Motorsport.com. July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "United Autosports enters ultra-successful Porsche for team's maiden Le Mans classic outing". Motorsport.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "United Autosports successfully races magnificently restored machines of yesteryear". Endurance Classic. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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