Anne Ackord

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 the 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.