Sport Speakers - Paul Fletcher
Over the past decade Paul Fletcher has become one of the most sought after speakers in the country. Whether it be after dinner, corporate or keynote, his special brand of sporting anecdotes, tasteful humour and corporate message, delivers every time.
His rise to fame started in 1993 when he was the main Guest Speaker at the prestigious PFA Awards Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Along with other speaker Sir Bobby Charlton, comedian/impressionist Rory Bremner and guest of honour Eusabio, the event, attended by 1250 guests was filmed live on Sky TV and seen all over the UK
When Paul joined Burnley Football Club in 1970 he became one of the country's most expensive players. During the next ten years he made over 400 appearances, most in the old First Division - now named the Premier League. After gaining four England u23 International caps he was selected in Don Revie's England squad, but a serious knee injury put paid to a full England call up. A second serious leg injury forced early retirement at the age of 32. Following a sixteen year career as a professional footballer, he has now become one of Europe's leading Stadium experts and joined a rare breed of ex professional players to successfully make the transition from "teamsheet to balancesheet".
His commercial career in Football began at the infamous Colne Dynamos FC in the late 1980's. Since then he has had a meteoric rise starting as Chief Executive at Huddersfield Town, where, over a six year period he masterminded the award winning Alfred McAlpine Stadium, voted "Building of the Year" in 1995. In 1996 he then returned to his old Club, Bolton Wanderers as Chief Executive at the new £40 million Reebok Stadium.
Then in 1999 after two years at the Reebok, he was invited by the FA to become Commercial Director of the new £500 million Wembley National Stadium. Wembley had been a lifetime ambition - even through he had arrived via an alternative route. After eighteen months, he controversially walked away from the project commenting that "he needed to spend more time with his wife and family in the Lancashire sunshine".
He is now involved n numerous Stadium projects around the UK, Europe and Australia and helping his local club Rossendale United FC who play in the Unibond League.
Past Venues:
The PFA Annual Awards Dinner Charleston Institute of Purchasing
Manchester United Football Club Norweb
Belfry Golf Club Chartered Institute of Bankers
British Lions Annual Dinner Hoogovens Building Systems
Peugeot Sporting Club Hoyer (UK) Ltd
Barrowford Ladies Dinner Club Chartered Institute of Transport
Gardner Merchant Leisure Harrogate Round Table
That Reminds me TV Video Institute of Directors
Chester Racecourse The Sporting Club - Isle of Man
Adare Manor - County Limerick Bradford and Bingley Building Society
KPMG Team Building Mars Golf Classic
The Football Writers Association Lincolnshire TEC
The Institute of Economic Affairs, London
