Luke Johnson

Luke joined The Brighton Pier Group PLC 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; he is also Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee.

In addition, whilst the Board recruits a new Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, he is also a temporary member of the Audit Committee.