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Leadership & Governance

A founder-led executive team supported by independent non-executive directors, guiding strategic growth across the Your Travel Group portfolio.

Executive Leadership

A team of category specialists running market-leading brands in golf, racing, luxury, sports hospitality and emerging categories.

Ross Marshall

Ross Marshall

Founder & Group Chairman

Ross founded Your Travel Group with a vision to build a diversified portfolio of premium travel brands. Over two decades of operating and investing in the travel sector, he has personally led the acquisition and scaling of multiple market-leading businesses.

At Your Travel Group, Ross leads strategic planning, M&A activity and portfolio oversight, and serves as an active board member across all group companies. His focus is on operational leverage, customer acquisition and margin expansion in premium travel categories.

Zena Adams

Zena Adams

VIP Account Manager

Zena is the first point of contact for high-value clients, investors and partners across the group. She coordinates inbound enquiries, manages VIP travel briefs and ensures a seamless experience from first contact through delivery.

Aaron Taylor

Aaron Taylor

Managing Director

Aaron leads day-to-day group operations and execution across the portfolio, partnering with each brand's leadership to drive performance, commercial discipline and integrated growth across the wider group.

He brings a strong commercial and operational background, with a track record of scaling premium travel businesses and delivering consistent EBITDA growth through demand generation, channel optimisation and cost discipline.

Darren Burn

Darren Burn

CEO, Luxury Travel

Darren leads the group's luxury travel division, including Out Of Office and Do Not Disturb. A founder and category leader in his own right, he has built one of the most recognised LGBTQ+ luxury travel businesses globally.

His remit covers brand strategy, high-value customer experience and growth of the group's modern luxury offering, with a focus on bespoke itineraries for affluent travellers and corporate buyers.

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Keith Francis

CEO, UK Sports Travel Brands

Keith leads the UK sports travel division, including Your Golf Travel, Racingbreaks.com and the wider UK sports portfolio. He is responsible for category leadership, supplier relationships and commercial growth across these brands.

A seasoned travel operator, Keith focuses on scaling high-frequency sports and leisure travel programmes while protecting service quality for premium customers and corporate hospitality buyers.

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Andrew Smith

Group MD, US Sports Travel Brands

Andrew leads the group's US sports travel operations, including Premier Golf and Walker Sports. He oversees North American strategy, key sporting event programmes and the group's relationships with US-based corporate clients.

With deep experience in high-touch, high-AOV travel for affluent American customers, Andrew drives the group's premium golf, major championship and sports hospitality programmes across North America.

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Stephen Vincent

Non-Executive Director

Stephen serves as a Non-Executive Director, providing independent oversight, governance challenge and strategic counsel to the board. He chairs key governance committees and ensures board independence on behalf of investors.

His background spans finance, M&A and non-executive roles in growth businesses, complementing the executive team with experience of scaling and exiting premium consumer companies.

Governance Principles

Your Travel Group maintains institutional-grade governance to protect investor interests, ensure accountability and support long-term value creation.

Board Independence

Independent non-executive director oversight with formal terms of reference. Board meets quarterly with comprehensive information packs provided in advance.

Financial Controls

Annual external audit. Monthly management accounts. Board approval for material acquisitions and capital expenditure. Comprehensive financial policies and procedures.

Risk Management

Risk register reviewed quarterly across strategic, operational, financial and compliance categories. Comprehensive insurance including professional indemnity and D&O.

Investor Rights

Regular financial reporting with detailed performance metrics. Annual investor meeting. Standard minority protections including anti-dilution, tag-along and information rights.

Compliance & Ethics

Adherence to FCA regulations and industry standards. Comprehensive compliance manual covering AML, data protection (GDPR) and anti-bribery. Mandatory annual compliance training.

Speak to Our VIP Account Manager

For introductions to the leadership team, governance enquiries, or to discuss working with Your Travel Group.

Contact Zena Adams