Dom - BMC President
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- Joined
- Jun 17, 2024
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Hello UKB (and apologies for being slow off the mark - I haven't been a UKB poster before now - my bouldering sucks, though I appreciate UKB is about a lot more than bouldering). I was elected as the new President of the BMC at its AGM last week, and wanted to introduce myself. I’m Dominic (or Dom) Oughton, a climber, mountaineer, BMC volunteer, club member (and former club president) and a Trustee of Climbers Against Cancer. I’m new to the BMC Board and Members’ Council, but not new to boardrooms, having held a number of MD roles and advised global companies and governments on strategy and innovation. More info in my supporting statement which you can find here: https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-board-member-biographies
It is a great honour to take up this role, and I am humbled to join the list of my illustrious predecessors. It is also a weighty responsibility, particularly given the financial situation that the BMC finds itself in. As with every role on the Members’ Council and Board (apart from the CEO), it is entirely voluntary (all these people put in a huge amount of effort out of the goodness of their hearts). Key attributes in the President’s job description include advocacy for all, developing consensus and transparency, and working in partnership – most importantly, the President is the Members’ champion.
UKB is an important forum for discussion across the breadth of communities that the BMC represents, and I see it as a hugely valuable route to listen to some of the voices of these communities, and hopefully provide feedback and answers. I have set up this user profile Dom - BMC President to be able to take part in the conversation.
The BMC is a vitally important voice for the country’s wild places and for those who love to adventure in them, and it is in a perilous position. It’s OUR BMC and needs the strength of the broad climbing (and of course bouldering!), mountaineering and hill-walking communities to come together to support it. I am committed to working collaboratively to put the BMC back on a sound financial footing, and to rebuild the trust between it and its members, and I need your help to achieve this. There are volunteer roles on Members’ Council https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-jobs; you can get involved and have your say through your Local Area https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-areas; volunteer https://www.thebmc.co.uk/can-you-volunteer-with-us-in-2024; and you can continue with your support and custom for its services (and spread the word to others). It won’t be easy to put the BMC back where it belongs, but it would be a lot more difficult to try to build a new one.
Thank you in advance for your support, and I look forward to serving you, the Members, over the next three years.
Cheers, Dom
You can reach me at [email protected]
It is a great honour to take up this role, and I am humbled to join the list of my illustrious predecessors. It is also a weighty responsibility, particularly given the financial situation that the BMC finds itself in. As with every role on the Members’ Council and Board (apart from the CEO), it is entirely voluntary (all these people put in a huge amount of effort out of the goodness of their hearts). Key attributes in the President’s job description include advocacy for all, developing consensus and transparency, and working in partnership – most importantly, the President is the Members’ champion.
UKB is an important forum for discussion across the breadth of communities that the BMC represents, and I see it as a hugely valuable route to listen to some of the voices of these communities, and hopefully provide feedback and answers. I have set up this user profile Dom - BMC President to be able to take part in the conversation.
The BMC is a vitally important voice for the country’s wild places and for those who love to adventure in them, and it is in a perilous position. It’s OUR BMC and needs the strength of the broad climbing (and of course bouldering!), mountaineering and hill-walking communities to come together to support it. I am committed to working collaboratively to put the BMC back on a sound financial footing, and to rebuild the trust between it and its members, and I need your help to achieve this. There are volunteer roles on Members’ Council https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-jobs; you can get involved and have your say through your Local Area https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-areas; volunteer https://www.thebmc.co.uk/can-you-volunteer-with-us-in-2024; and you can continue with your support and custom for its services (and spread the word to others). It won’t be easy to put the BMC back where it belongs, but it would be a lot more difficult to try to build a new one.
Thank you in advance for your support, and I look forward to serving you, the Members, over the next three years.
Cheers, Dom
You can reach me at [email protected]
opcorn: Hopefully see lots of you there, or in the Lakes; Yorkshire or WiltonFest (not forgetting Wales & South West on Zoom)
