Wayne Bulpitt
Wayne Bulpitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 06/1961 |
| Occupation | Founder of Active Group[1] |
| Spouse | Julie Bulpitt |
| Children | Alastair, Francesca |
| Website | www |
Wayne Bulpitt (born June 1961) was the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association from 2009 until 2016.[2][1][3]
Life
Wayne Bulpitt was born in June 1961[4] and has lived in Guernsey since 1983.[5] In 1988 he married his wife Julie, with whom he has two children.[5]
Career
Bulpitt founded a financial service consulting company, Active Group, in 2001.[6] He is involved with a number of other companies that deal with financial services and investments.[7][1]
Scouting
In 2009 Bulpitt became the first UK Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association.[8] This was a new role in Scouting after altering the original Chief Scout role to become more focused on the promotion of scouting, leaving the managerial role to the UK Chief Commissioner.[9] Bear Grylls was appointed Chief Scout at the same time Bulpitt was appointed UK Chief Commissioner.[8] At the end of his term, Bulpitt was replaced in the role by Tim Kidd in August 2016.[3]
In March 2014, during Scouting Ireland's National Council in the Sliver Springs Hotel, Cork City, Ireland, Bulpitt was given the highest order given to a Scouter within Scouting Ireland, the Order of CúChulainn.
References
- ^ a b c Jamie Nimmo (26 August 2016). "Britains top scout wins 61 million fundraiser badge". Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wayne Bulpitt (24 October 2011). "Measuring what scouting contributes to local communities". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "New UK Chief Commissioner Tim Kidd takes up role". Scout Association. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mr Wayne Bulpitt - a free company director check". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b "UK Chief Commissioner Wayne Bulpitt - A lifetime in Scouting". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "About Us// The Team Wayne Bulpitt". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Hansa - Who we are". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b "New scout chief is an island man". BBC News. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Wayne Bulpitt announced as new UK Chief Commissioner". 17 May 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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