Alan Chambers
Alan Chambers MBE is a polar adventurer who received the MBE for ‘exceptional leadership in extreme adversity’ when he led the first successful unsupported British expedition to the Geographic North Pole, walking 672 nautical miles in temperatures as low as -65°C dragging a sledge the weight of a baby elephant. Alan has since led top business leaders and chief executives to the North Pole in 2003 every year through to 2011 in order to help them explore and reflect on their own leadership capabilities. A former Royal Marine Commando with 16 years’ service, He is co-author with Dr Richard Hale of best-selling business development book ‘Keep Walking: Leadership Learning in Action’ and over the years has helped raise over £4.5m for charities.