Martin became Chairman of Weatherbys  in July 2022.
He was formerly Deputy Group CEO of Mars Inc. and President of Mars Wrigley, responsible for all the Mars chocolate, confectionery and chewing gum brands around the world. He was a senior executive for Mars Incorporated for over 30 years, in a variety of roles and locations, and brings very strong family business and governance experience, combined with both large and smaller business acumen, having run various business units across Mars.

Russell was appointed CEO in 2019, having held previous Executive Directorial roles within Weatherbys including the General Stud Book and Weatherbys Scientific. He joined the company in 2016. Prior to Weatherbys Russell had been Director, Ireland for the Sky Sports Racing channel At The Races. He has over 16 years senior management experience including over five years as Managing Director of Limerick Racecourse.

Nick joined the Company in 1993 and was formerly CEO of Weatherbys Ventures Ltd and Commercial Director of Weatherbys. He joined Weatherbys from Equine Group South Africa - a business responsible for Bloodstock Insurance and Financial Management. He was previously at Hughes-Gibb Insurance Brokers and Carter, Wilkes and Fane Reinsurance Brokers. Nick is also a Director of the Point-to-Point Racing Company and Weatherbys Hamilton.

Stuart joined Weatherbys in 2013 as Financial Controller and moved into his present role of Chief Financial Officer in 2015. He heads our Financial Services pillar which encompasses both the Finance and Human Resources teams. Prior to Weatherbys, Stuart was Finance Director for regional newspaper companies across Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire and has over 30 years experience in financial & management roles.

Johnny joined Weatherbys in 1979 and was seconded to the Jockey Club as a Director from 1990 - 1992. He returned to Weatherbys as Chairman from 1993 - 2022 and was Chairman of Weatherbys Bank from its start in 1994 until 2017. He remains a Non-Executive Director of both companies. Johnny was involved with Ascot Racecourse for over twenty years – first as a Trustee and later as Chairman. He was also Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot from 2011 to 2020. He is a Member of the Jockey Club and an established racehorse owner and breeder.

Roger joined Weatherbys as a non-executive Director in 1993. He joined the group board as an Executive Director in 1998 and became Chief Executive of Weatherbys Bank in 2000. Prior to joining Weatherbys, he worked for Cazenove & Co. He is also Chairman of Weatherbys Hamilton, the private client insurance partnership, and was Chairman of Arkle Finance, the asset finance subsidiary of Weatherbys Bank, until 2018. Roger held the post of Senior Steward of The Jockey Club from 2014-2019.

Ian became a Non-executive of Weatherbys in January 2021 having been a strategic advisor to the business for two years. He was CEO of Sportech plc from 2005 to 2017 and served as CEO of Arena Leisure plc from 2001 to 2005. Ian is currently Non-executive Chairman of the National Football Museum, Non-executive Chairman of DataPOWA, Non-Executive Director of Playtech PLC and a Non-executive Director of Low 6.

John has been a Non-Executive Director of Weatherbys for several years. He is currently CEO of the Rank Group Plc and has more than 30 years’ experience in the betting and gaming sector. He was formerly a non-executive director of William Hill plc and, between 2011 and 2015, Managing Director of Coral's digital business. Prior to joining Gala Coral, John was an executive director on the board of Ladbrokes Plc. He has served as a non-executive director of Telecity Group Plc and Chair of the digital design and development business Grand Parade Ltd. He currently serves as a trustee of the New Bridge Foundation.