press & media careers contact register with us exciting and entertaining venues more about our brands & venues about us our vision board & directors working with us echo trust corporate & social responsibility the deltic group vision is to be seen as experts within the late night entertainment & bar sectors acting as the anchor for night time economy in each town by delivering the highest levels of entertainment standards and facilities . we aim to surpass expectations on each and every visit offering the best atmosphere in modern exciting and safe surroundings and continue to be proactive dynamic & professional as operators . peter marks chief executive director peter began his nightclub career as a trainee manager for a private operator in yorkshire and by the age of 27 owned his own venue . he joined whitegate leisure which later became northern leisure in 1992 as a manager and worked his way up to a position on the main board . he subsequently held a number of senior roles within key sector companies including ceo of brook leisure ltd a substantial nightclub and bar operator in the north ceo at sports caf plc and deputy ceo at georgica plc. with over 30 years experience in the sector peter was instrumental in rescuing luminar plc from administration in 2011 and rebuilding the deltic group which is now europe s largest nightclub operator . since its launch the deltic group has delivered consistent growth and returns on investment and been recognised by the industry as the publican awards 2014 best late night operator and the almr s dusk til dawn best entertainment title holder . as part of its growth strategy the company recently acquired chicago leisure and rebranded as the deltic group . contact pmarks delticgroup.co.uk bob brannan chairman bob brannan is an experienced company chairman and former chief executive and for the last 25 years has played a leading role in transforming the fortunes of various consumer goods and services companies . in addition to the deltic group bob is also currently chairman of vets now the uk s leading out of hour s veterinary business duncan & todd opticians and richard irvin group engineering services . he is former group md of whyte & mackay and of william grant distillers and was also chairman of ben sherman . contact bbrannan delticgroup.co.uk russell margerrison group finance director russell has more than 30 years experience of multi site leisure businesses . prior to joining the deltic group russell held the position of finance director with punch taverns and oversaw the demerger of the business before joining the newly formed spirit group . previously he was finance director and managing director at both thomas cook trading ltd and rank holidays . contact rmargerrison delticgroup.co.uk steve cloran non executive director a serial entrepreneur steve has 28 years experience growing businesses on a global scale with particular expertise in the aviation sector . his specialities include design manufacture and repair and overhaul working with clients including airbus boeing emirates and virgin . however steve is no stranger to the leisure sector and has been involved in the hotel industry as well as the relocation sector and property development . his many years of working with big brands on a worldwide platform mean he has an in depth understanding of the power of delivering great customer service and experience . contact scloran delticgroup.co.uk paul evans non executive director paul s first jobs were with greenwell stockbrokers in the city and as a trainee manager at lloyds bank . he began his entrepreneurial career in his early twenties when he and a school friend purchased a van and started a removal firm . over the next thirty years the company trans euro now known as team became the largest international relocation firm in the country . after selling trans euro to deutsche bank at the beginning of the last decade paul purchased rentacrate ; the storage depot ; a group of six hotels ; and invested in numerous property developments . he re entered the relocation industry in late 2005 with the purchase of interdean from a consortium of banks led by jp morgan . rescued from near bankruptcy and transformed into a highly profitable organisation interdean now known as santa fe relocation is now the leader in the international relocation sector . after selling interdean to danish public company eac in 2011 paul along with two other major investors purchased the publicly listed luminar group from administrators ernst & young in december of that year with paul retaining a controlling interest . paul has also re entered the relocation and removals sector with the purchase of momentous relocation in march 2014 . contact pevans delticgroup.co.uk alan fall non executive director alan led the management buyout of healthcare logistics in 1997 and grew it to become the preferred pre wholesaler of choice to the pharmaceutical healthcare and animal health industry distributing around 40 % by volume of products . after selling to a pan european group movianto in 2005 he has built a property portfolio developing student accommodation office rental and flat developments . contact afall delticgroup.co.uk jason thorndycraft director of operations jason thorndycraft was appointed the deltic group s operations director on monday 6th october 2014 bringing with him a wealth of experience within the sector having started his career in venue management before working his way through the ranks to become chief operations officer for novus . he was a key member of the team that built novus into one of the strongest companies of our type in the last five years . contact jthorndycraft delticgroup.co.uk tony marshall development tony joined the management team for mecca leisure after being a dj for the company in the 60s . he was appointed managing director of mecca entertainments after a 20 year apprenticeship and introduced the uk s first high tech lighting rig . after the acquisition of mecca by rank in 1986 tony held a number of director positions which included md for butlins holidays and transformed it into one of the most successful holiday concepts in the uk . he joined luminar plc in 1999 and after seven years joined nexum leisure before using his years of experience to become a consultant for private leisure operators . however he couldn t resist saying yes to joining the management team of the deltic group . contact tmarshall delticgroup.co.uk tim howard head of marketing & central operations tim s nightclub career began with mecca leisure in 1984 where he held a number of management positions before the company was acquired by rank in 1990 . during his time at rank tim launched leisure world in hemel hempstead a large high street entertainment business and introduced new bar concept jumpin jaks which grew to 28 venues . in 2000 tim joined luminar plc and held various management positions including head of entertainment & campaigns prior to joining the deltic group team . contact thoward delticgroup.co.uk tony gorbert regional director the midlands tony joined luminar plc in 1995 as general manager of hull s former waterfront hotel and nightclub which was owned at the time by northern leisure . he progressed and took on various management positions before being appointed northern regional director in 2009 . he now holds the role of the midlands regional director as part of the deltic group . contact tgorbert delticgroup.co.uk martin winter regional director east spells with young s brewery mecca leisure and midsummer leisure led to him joining luminar plc as a general manager in 1991 . he held several management positions before being appointed head of central operations in 2010 . the deltic group didn t hesitate to capitalise on martin s expertise and knowledge by promoting him to regional director for the east & scotland in 2012 and today martin is regional director for the east . martin has clocked up numerous awards and qualifications over the years namely general manager of the year two beda awards for regional nightclub of the year and also graduated from nottingham trent university with a first class honours degree in leadership and management . contact mwinter delticgroup.co.uk ged gorrie regional director south ged has been in the leisure industry for almost 30 years and has worked for five companies mecca rank northern leisure luminar plc and the new luminar group without leaving any of them due to many takeovers luminar s operations director of the year 2013 ged has worked in nightclubs across the uk from newcastle in the north east to dunstable in the south east and secured his first general manager position at the millionaire club in manchester at the tender age of 24 . having held several management positions it was ged s in depth knowledge of the south east that saw him promoted to regional director back in 2012 . ged is now regional director for the south . contact ggorrie delticgroup.co.uk russell quelch regional director south west russell was appointed regional director for the deltic group in march 2015 having spent the previous 3 years changing the fortunes of oceana southampton from loss making to one of the groups highest profit returning sites . in 2014 russell was named the luminar group s general manager of the year . having held various roles within the group russell has also worked for inventive leisure and starwood hotel s. contact rquelch delticgroup.co.uk brett collier regional director north & scotland brett has been working in the leisure industry his entire career . he started as a cocktail bartender while studying and quickly moved through the ranks with devere hotels as a food and beverage manager . brett then travelled the country with scottish & newcastle firstly as a general manager and then as an area manger . after 10 years he then moved onto novus leisure where he became operations manager for the tiger tiger brand . brett joined the deltic group as regional director for the north & scotland in march 2015 . brett lives in manchester is a single figure golfer and a session ticket holder at manchester united . contact bcollier delticgroup.co.uk view full operational management team matthew clark have worked with the deltic group for over 17 years building a strong relationship and partnership that has grown and evolved with the changing markets and challenging climates . find out more about the evolution of the matthew clark and deltic group relationship . read more countrywide waste solutions ltd have worked closely with the deltic group over the past 12 years to reduce waste and increase recycling across the deltic estate . this long standing relationship is based on a mutual trust achieved by clear results . find out how the deltic group worked with countrywide waste solutions ltd to reduce waste and increase recycling across the whole deltic estate . read more red bull and the deltic group worked together to focus on a key trend of 2014 premiumisation . this collaborative approach was a great success and resulted in increased sales and a valuable and ongoing relationship with red bull . find out how red bull achieved great brand exposure through their association with the deltic group . read more the deltic group and diageo partnered together to create the smirnoff big night out experience and diageo continue to play a key part in the future of the deltic group . find out how diageo and the smirnoff brand benefit from the relationship and exposure associated with the deltic group . read more click here to view our supplier terms & conditions echo is the charity of the deltic group dedicated to helping sick children and young adults . echo which stands for entertainment organised for children s health gives people like you the chance to make an immediate and dramatic difference to the lives of thousands of children across the country . making waves across the medical profession 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