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
& Bingley
Building
Society
KPMG Team
Building
Mars Golf
Classic
The Football
Writers
Association
Lincolnshire
TEC
The Institute
of Economic
Affairs,
London
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