British Obstacle Sports is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Holliss as an Independent Non Executive Director following our recent recruitment campaign to help shape the future of obstacle sports in the UK.

Ben brings more than 16 years of experience across high performance sport, athlete development, and national governing body support. His career has spanned the leisure industry, applied sport sciences, strategic roles at the UK Sports Institute and UK Sport, and extensive work with Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Alongside his professional expertise, Ben has volunteered across a range of sports and performance programmes, giving him a grounded understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by emerging and growing sports organisations.

Ben is passionate about making sport accessible, progressive and enjoyable for all. His approach is rooted in collaboration, openness, integrity and creative problem solving. He believes in the power of sport to bring communities together and to support physical, mental and social wellbeing.

As an Independent Non-Executive Director, Ben is committed to broadening participation, strengthening the performance pathway, and ensuring that obstacle sports in the UK continue to grow in a welcoming and open to all. He brings valuable insight into governance, public funding and organisational development that will support British Obstacle Sports through its next phase of growth.

Reflecting on his appointment, Ben said:

“Seeing the incredible progress the fantastic team at British Obstacle Sports have made in recent years, I am very excited to roll up my sleeves and work together on our next chapter. I look forward to helping expand our capacity, capability, influence and impact, so that everyone involved in obstacle sports across the UK feels proud of and well supported by their national governing body.”

We look forward to working with Ben as we continue to strengthen our organisation, support our community and grow the sport across the UK.