Mark Brooker

Mark Brooker was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2022. During his executive career, Mark was latterly Chief Operating Officer for Trainline, Europe’s largest independent retailer of rail and coach tickets. Before Trainline, he was Chief Operating Officer of Betfair Group Plc, a leading online gambling operator, and is now part of Flutter Entertainment. During his earlier career, Mark spent 17 years in investment banking working for Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, NatWest, and NM Rothschild & Sons. Mark brings a diverse range of Non-Executive Board Director experience and currently sits on the boards of Findmypast, a leader in online genealogy, where he is Chairman; Future Plc, a global platform for specialist media and member of the FTSE250; Paysafe, an online payments system; and Seedrs, a digital fund-raising platform for early-stage businesses. He also recently served as a Non-Executive Director of Equiniti, a leading provider of share registration, pension administration, and other technology-enabled business outsourcing, and William Hill, one of the largest gambling operators in the UK, before the Board was dissolved following its acquisition by Caesars Entertainment in April 2021. Mark holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, and Management from Oxford University.