Our leadership team
Martin Robinson, Non-Executive Chairman
Former CEO and Chairman of Center Parcs Europe and Center Parcs UK (1997-2015).
Current Chairman of Travelodge and Burger King UK.
Chaired Boards of Disneyland Paris, Wagamama, Holmes Place Clubs.
Steve Richards, Chief Executive Officer
32 years leadership experience in leisure and hospitality, pubs, branded restaurants, budget hotels, nightclubs and entertainment centres.
Former MD and CEO of Scottish & Newcastle Spirit Group, Novus and Casual Dining Group.
President of UKHospitality.
Kirk Davis, Chief Financial Officer
Former Chief Finance Officer at The Restaurant Group plc for over five years, and Greene King plc for over three years.
Prior to Greene King, Kirk was Finance Director at JD Wetherspoon plc, and has held senior finance roles at Tesco plc and Marks & Spencer plc.
A member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Mos Shamel, Chief Operating Officer
Prior to joining Parkdean Resorts, Mos was CEO of Las Iguanas for 15 years.
Background in Operations for Disney Florida and Cruise Ships (QE2).
Andy Edge, Chief Marketing Officer
Andy joined Parkdean Resorts in January 2025 from Diageo.
Andy brings strong industry knowledge, having previously worked as Chief Commercial Officer at Away Resorts, and Sales and Marketing Director at Park Resorts before the merger with Parkdean Holidays to form Parkdean Resorts.
Judith Archibold, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Over 25 years' experience dealing with all aspects of corporate, banking, private equity and business law.
Former senior associate solicitor at Bond Dickinson in Newcastle.
Lisa Charles-Jones, HR Director
Former Group HR Director at LSL Property Services plc.
Currently a Non-Executive Director for Royal College of General Practitioners.
John McKenzie, Managing Director for Holiday Home Sales
Previous experience at Inchcape as a Sales & CRM Director and at Intertek, providing quality assurance, testing, inspection and certification services.
Most recently Director of Transportation Technology, heading up Mercedes Benz franchises in the UK.
David Lodge, Property Director
Over 30 years’ experience in Property, Maintenance & Developments within the Leisure and Hospitality sector.
10 years with private design companies and 21 years with leisure PLC and PE backed businesses.
Simon Perry, Non-Executive Director
Previous roles include Managing Partner of EY's UK Transaction Advisory Services division, EY’s Global Head of Private Equity, and a member of the advisory board of Arowana International Limited.
Onex Corporation
Nigel Wright, Co-Head Onex Partners
Nigel has been an investment professional at Onex Partners since 1997. As Co-Head, Nigel is responsible for Onex Partners' operations and overall performance.
Chrisanth Gradischnig, Senior Principal
Chrisanth has been an investment professional at Onex Partners since 2014 and was appointed to Parkdean’s Board of directors in 2018.