The Board

The company is controlled by the Board of Directors and is constituted by the Chairman and 2 Executive Directors.

The Board is chaired by Chairman Luke Johnson who is responsible for the running of the Board and liaison with the Company's shareholders. Anne Ackord, the Chief Executive Officer, has executive responsibility for running the Group's business and implementing the strategy of the Group.

The Board meets at least six times a year and has a formal schedule of matters reserved to it; this includes the strategy and direction of the Group, approval of annual and interim reporting, dividend policy and Board structure. The Board also sets the annual budgets for each of the divisions and monitors the performance against those budgets together with approving capital expenditure. It also monitors the Group's exposure to the key business risks set out in detail in the annual published accounts.

Luke Johnson - Chairman

Luke joined The Brighton Pier Group Ltd in June 2015 and has been involved in nightclub, bar and restaurant businesses since the age of 18. He was Chairman of Pizza Express Plc during the 1990s, co-founded the Strada restaurant chain and was Chairman of Giraffe for nine years until it was sold to Tesco for £50 million in 2013. He also served on the Board of My Kinda Town and currently chairs Bread Limited, the owner of the artisan bakery chain, Gail's.

Luke joined the Board as Chairman in June 2015.

Anne Ackord - Chief Executive Officer

Anne was MD of Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company and associated businesses for over 12 years. Prior to this she was Operations Director for Bourne Leisure Limited, a leading holiday park operator where she was responsible for all on-park entertainment and the coordination of on-site activities managing a team of over 1,000 entertainers. She also was Director In Charge of retail across a 57 park estate. Anne was previously the first female Area Director at Welcome Break a position she held for over 4 years, managing large motorway service areas and coordinating national training initiatives during periods of the company's expansion. She has also served as an Independent Governor in FE colleges where she was Chair of the HR and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Anne was appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer of the Group in April 2017.

Rob Gholam - Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

Rob joined The Brighton Pier Group in 2022 as the Group Head of Finance prior to this appointment. Rob qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte in 2015 and since then has held senior roles at Bunzl plc and Clarion Events Ltd.

Rob was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer of the Group in June 2025.