Simon Bentley - Non Executive Chairman

Simon is a chartered accountant, having qualified at BDO and continued in practice at Landau Morley where he was a senior partner. In 1987 he joined the board of Blacks Leisure Group Plc, where he was Chairman and Chief Executive for fourteen years until 2002.

Since stepping down from Blacks in 2002, Simon has become involved in a variety of companies and organisations. He is the Senior Independent Director of the FTSE 250 Company Sports Direct International Plc and a director of the specialist running sports retailer Brasher Leisure Ltd.

He is Deputy Chairman of The Leadership Trust and is Chairman / majority shareholder of the specialist mobile ATM business Cash on the Move.