Board of Directors

Philip was previously the Group Chief Executive of Brakes and prior to this, Philip was Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Europe for Sodexo. Before joining Sodexo, Philip was the Chief Operating Officer of MyTravel Group.  Click for more...

Ken joined Brakes as Group Chief Executive on 11th March 2013. Previously he was Chief Executive of Greggs plc for 5 years from 2008-2013.  Prior to this, Ken was Retail Director of J Sainsbury plc from 2005-2008.  Click for more...

Mr. Poler joined Bain Capital in 1994. He has been a Managing Director since 1999. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Poler was a consultant at Bain & Company where he worked in the technology, consumer products and financial services industries.  Click for more...

Mr. Gent joined Bain Capital in 2007 and is an Operating Partner. Prior to joining, Mr. Gent was Managing Director of Avis UK and a member of the Avis Europe Executive Board.  Click for more... 

Phil Wieland joined Brakes Group in December 2011 as Group Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Phil was CFO of General Healthcare Group (GHG). He had previously been employed by BskyB, holding numerous senior finance positions including Supply Chain Finance Director and Group Financial Controller.  Click for more...

Ian Goldsmith joined Brakes in June 2006 as Strategic Planning Director. In January 2010 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer. Ian previously worked for LEK – a Strategic Management Consultancy – for two years before joining Blue Circle Industries PLC.  Click for more...