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CENTRIX FINANCIAL
GRAND PRIX OF DENVER
PRESENTED BY PACIFICARE
EXECUTIVE BIOS
Robert E. Sutton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CENTRIX Financial
Robert E. Sutton has vast experience guiding entrepreneurial companies from the idea phase, through
the investment process, to the operational stage and into rapid expansion. Sutton’s expertise includes
identifying and penetrating large, untapped market niches with innovative, highly profitable products
and services. In addition to his position at CENTRIX Financial, Sutton is CEO of Sutton Motorsports,
president and chairman of WK Capital Advisors, Inc. and managing director of Wilshire Partners. He was
previously president, chairman and CEO of Wilshire Investment and Holding company. In addition to its
involvement with the MB/Sutton NASCAR Nextel Cup team, Sutton Motorsports owns and promotes the
CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver, is a sponsor of Newman/Haas Racing in the Champ Car World
Series and the 2005 Indy 500 and has significant promotional involvement with the SCORE Baja 1000
and the Race of Champions (Paris) .
Jim Hancock, Executive Vice President of Strategic Marketing, CENTRIX Financial
and President, Sutton Motorsports
Jim Hancock has more than 15 years of experience in senior marketing positions and specializes
in brand development and corporate positioning. Prior to joining CENTRIX, he was a principal with
Cathexis, a corporate creative consultancy. Clients included General Motors Strategic Planning Group,
Automobile Magazine, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), and Haymarket Publishing. Previously,
Hancock was EVP of marketing with No Fear, Inc., and he was picked as one of Advertising Age
magazine’s “Top 100 Marketers of the Decade” in 1995. Hancock has degrees in Business Economics
and Political Science from San Diego State University.
Jim Freudenberg, Executive Vice President/General Manager, Grand Prix of Denver
Jim Freudenberg joined the Grand Prix of Denver in 2004 as an event consultant. In late 2004, he
assumed the position of general manager for the event and brought his vast motorsports and event
sponsorship knowledge to Denver. Prior to joining the Grand Prix of Denver, Freudenberg was general
manager for Kelley Racing. In his six years with the Indy Racing League team, he oversaw all aspects
of team operations and was promoted to vice president where he oversaw all commercial aspects,
including partnerships, sales, marketing, public relations, hospitality, merchandising and the team Web
site. Freudenberg’s experience includes general manager of MCI Racing as well as being part of the
management team for the Phoenix and Montreal Formula One races; Toronto and Vancouver Molson
Indy car races; the Detroit Grand Prix and the Homestead Motorsports Complex in Miami.
CENTRIX FINANCIAL
GRAND PRIX OF DENVER
PRESENTED BY PACIFICARE
John Frew, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Sutton Motorsports
John Frew was appointed general manager of the Grand Prix of Denver shortly before its inaugural race
in 2002 and served in that capacity during its first three years of operation, and currently serves as an
advisor to the Grand Prix. Frew was a founding member of the Grand Prix of Denver Foundation, which
was created to raise funds during the annual Grand Prix of Denver for charitable causes.
Frew has played leadership roles in a variety of projects, including the development of a Central Hockey
League franchise and a Continental Basketball Association team that will begin play in Broomfield’s
new event center in the fall of 2006; the two-year effort that resulted in the construction of Denver
International Airport; five years as president of Colorado Ski Country USA; the federal effort to force
the expansion of Major League Baseball, and co-counsel to the public effort to construct Coors Field.
Additionally, Frew has served on many boards and commissions, including the Colorado Tourism Board,
the Colorado International Marketing Organization, and the Denver Economic Development Commission.
Rick Bolton, Executive Vice President of Marketing, CENTRIX Financial
With more than 15 years of senior management experience in the consumer marketing and advertising
industry, Rick Bolton offers a comprehensive knowledge of branding, creative design, advertising
concept and placement, and marketing communications, as well as overall marketing strategy
development and implementation. Prior to joining CENTRIX, his experience includes owning a creative
consultancy; serving as general manager for a design/ad shop; being international marketing director
for a sporting goods brand; and serving as creative director for consumer brands in the sporting goods
industry, where Bolton won Advertising Age’s “Best Superbowl Spot” of 1995. Clients have included
Nike, MCI, Sprite, Tommy Bahama, Netflix, Skyy Vodka, BP, Molson Breweries, and Yamaha.