Mr. Brian Souter is a Co-Founder of Souter Investments. He has extensive knowledge of the ground transportation industry around the world. He was named UK Master Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and, in 2012, became the first public transport entrepreneur to be inducted into the British Travel and Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame. He was the Group's Chief Executive until 1 May 2013 and then Chairman until 31 December 2019.