Paul Ratcliffe

Paul, who has been performance director for British Canoeing and more recently in a similar highly commercial position within energy trading at Onyx Commodities and has been with the BMC since February 2024.

Paul, who was born and bred in Manchester and has more than 30 years’ experience in the elite sport world, Paul is a hugely successful athlete, two-time Olympian who won the silver medal for Canoe Slalom at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Since then, he has held a variety of leadership roles, and has experience within national governing bodies, from performance director and consultant, to holding a Non-Executive Board Director role at Surfing England, alongside being the Chair of GB Climbing Competition Climbing Performance Group (CCPG).

Paul, who has had a lifelong passion for climbing mountains - whether that’s challenging himself to climbing the Matterhorn, or the Cuillin Ridge Traverse - enjoys supporting our passionate community, and helping to inspire those curious about our activities to get out and enjoy them.