Book Justin Packshaw MBE DL

Justin Packshaw is the Managing Director and co-founder of the award winning fashion label, De Roemer www.deroemer.com. Justin is also a highly sought-after international speaker, giving talks worldwide to businesses about the ‘Science of Achievement’. He is part of Hewlett-Packard’s worldwide ‘Influencer Advisory Board’, he’s a ‘thought leader’ for Paypal as well as being an Ambassador for both ‘The Duke of Edinburgh Awards’ and the UK Governments ‘Great’ Campaign.

His background is an ode to his attention to detail, having been an Officer in the British Army where he saw service in the Gulf War of 1990 and was Equerry to one of the British Royal Family. He is currently a reserve officer and still trains with the British Army. Shortly after leaving his full-time military career, Justin took a Master’s Degree in Business at Edinburgh University. He then moved to New York, where he worked in the financial sector, before setting up his own business.

Justin’s determination, go-getter attitude and optimism has seen him achieve some incredible feats such as; winning the Bollinger Award for outstanding crewman during the 1989/90 Whitbread Round-the-World yacht race; riding horses across Mongolia in search of the Tsaatan Reindeer Tribes; motorbiking across East Africa; winning, a 450 mile man-hauling race to the Magnetic North Pole; jet-skiing across the coast of Nigeria from Cameroon to Benin Republic; helping guide the youngest British girl to ski to the Geographic North Pole; summiting Mount Everest along the North East ridge. He has taken three wounded soldiers from the British Army to the South Pole to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of Scott and Amundsen’s epic journey there in 1912. He has also replicated Sir Ernest Shackleton’s extraordinary 1914 Endurance expedition, again taking two wounded soldiers from the British Army. His most recent expedition took him back to the North Pole on behalf of the Princes’s Trust raising awareness/funds for young entrepreneurs who have had a tough start in life.

Justin is a strong advocate for raising awareness and money for important causes, from empowering people to reach their potential to looking after and protecting our environment. Philanthropy is an important aspect of his life and his efforts and expeditions that he has been involved in have raised over £5m for important social and environmental initiatives. He is involved with raising awareness for injured Service personnel and is a strong believer in educating our youth in the benefits of the outdoors and encouraging them to the virtues of pushing themselves, following their dreams and striving to be their best. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to expeditions, youth development, and charity