Mark Harper

Mark Harper is Managing Director of Grosvenor Venues at The Rank Group. He joined Rank in August 2023.

His background is in late-night and 24/7 hospitality. He worked across hotels, pubs and nightclubs before moving into leadership roles in holiday park businesses.

He spent 15 years with Bourne Leisure Group, where he held several senior roles. He ended up as Managing Director of Haven Holiday Parks, where he led the transformation of the UK's largest holiday park business. After leaving Bourne Leisure, he joined Parkdean Resorts as Chief Operating Officer. He later became CEO of Park Leisure, which grew significantly under his leadership.

Straight before Rank, he was Operating Partner at Pears Partnership Capital. In that role he managed the firm's leisure and hospitality investment portfolio.